Where does “пепелник” come from?

пепелник (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пепел, from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.

пепелник (Bulgarian): ashtray, ash-receiver, cigarette extinguisher

Definitions

  1. ashtray, ash-receiver, cigarette extinguisher

Ancestry of “пепелник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпепелash, ashes
2Proto-Slavicpepelъash, ashes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpepelh₁-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pepelъ →Every word from Bulgarian пепел →
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