Where does “рало” come from?
рало (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic рало, from Proto-Slavic ordlo, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
рало (Bulgarian): plough, plow
Ancestry of “рало”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | рало | plough |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ordlo | plough |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érh₃trom | plough, ard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |