Where does “popelice” come from?

popelice (Czech) comes from Czech popel, from Old Czech popel, from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.

popelice (Czech): a Siberian grey squirrel prized for its fur

Definitions

  1. a Siberian grey squirrel prized for its fur

Ancestry of “popelice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpopelash
2Old Czechpopel—
3Proto-Slavicpepelъash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpepelh₁-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pepelъ →Every word from Old Czech popel →