Where does “ёлка” come from?

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

ёлка (Kumyk): Christmas tree (used for New Year's)

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree (used for New Year's)

Ancestry of “ёлка”, 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 →