Where does “dzelëc” come from?

dzelëc (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dzelëc (Kashubian): to divide, to split

Definitions

  1. to divide, to split

Ancestry of “dzelëc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti →