Where does “детел” come from?
детел (Macedonian) comes from Old Church Slavonic дѧтелъ, from Proto-Slavic dętelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.
детел (Macedonian): woodpecker
Ancestry of “детел”, step by step