Where does “jolka” come from?

jolka (Czech) comes from Russian ёлка, from Proto-Slavic *ȅdlъka, from Proto-Indo-European h₁edʰlos.

jolka (Czech): Christmas tree, New Year tree especially in a Soviet context

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree, New Year tree especially in a Soviet context

Ancestry of “jolka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianёлкаspruce, spruce tree
2Proto-Slavic*ȅdlъkaspruce, fir
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁edʰlos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁edʰlos →Every word from Proto-Slavic *ȅdlъka →Every word from Russian ёлка →