Where does “делба” come from?
делба (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian дели, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
делба (Macedonian): partition; separation
Ancestry of “делба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | дели | to divide, separate; to share |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | děliti | to divide |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | doyl- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |