Where does “opilka” come from?

opilka (Ingrian) comes from Russian опилка, from Russian опили́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

opilka (Ingrian): sawdust

Definitions

  1. sawdust

Ancestry of “opilka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопилкаshaving, filing, sawdust
2Russianопили́тьto file or saw all sides of
3Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Russian о-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab
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