Where does “отець” come from?

отець (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic отьць, from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.

отець (Ukrainian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “отець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicотьцьfather
2Proto-Slavicotь̃cь—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European átta →Every word from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь →Every word from Old East Slavic отьць →
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