Where does “dźowka” come from?

dźowka (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic děvъka, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dźowka (Upper Sorbian): daughter; maid; female servant, especially on a...

Definitions

  1. daughter; maid; female servant, especially on a...

Ancestry of “dźowka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicděvъkagirl, young woman
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děvъka →