Where does “pekelník” come from?

pekelník (Czech) comes from Czech peklo, from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pekelník (Czech): devil

Definitions

  1. devil

Ancestry of “pekelník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpeklohell; neuter singular past participle of péct
2Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →