Where does “ёлко” come from?

ёлко (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian ёлка, from Proto-Slavic *ȅdlъka, from Proto-Indo-European h₁edʰlos.

ёлко (Eastern Mari): Christmas tree in Mari El used for New Year's

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree in Mari El used for New Year's

Ancestry of “ёлко”, 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 →