Where does “пепел” come from?
пепел (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.
пепел (Macedonian): ash, cinder
Ancestry of “пепел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pepelъ | ash, ashes |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pepelh₁-o- | — |