Where does “хокей на лед” come from?

хокей на лед (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian лед, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

хокей на лед (Bulgarian): ice hockey form of hockey played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck

Definitions

  1. ice hockey form of hockey played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck

Ancestry of “хокей на лед”, step by step

хокей на лед traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лед

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianледice; Any large body consisting of ice
2Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
3Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Bulgarian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianнаof, 's; to; of
2Bulgarianистинаtruth
3Old Church Slavonicистинаtruth
4Proto-Slavic*jьstinatruth
5Proto-Slavicjistъtrue, genuine; same

via Bulgarian хо́кей

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianхо́кейhockey
2EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
3Frenchhoquethiccup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-