Where does “pekle” come from?

pekle (Latvian) comes from Russian пе́кло, from Old Church Slavonic пькълъ, from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pekle (Latvian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “pekle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́клоhell
2Old Church Slavonicпькълъ—
3Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →