Where does “pokol” come from?

pokol (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pakao, from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pokol (Hungarian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “pokol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpakaohell
2Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pokol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →