Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognate with English widow, German Witwe, French veuve, Spanish viuda, Italian vedova, Hindi विद्वा (vidvā).

Noun edit

въдова (vŭdovaf

  1. widow

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: вдовица (vdovica)
  • Russian: вдова (vdova)
  • Serbo-Croatian: udova