Where does “петле” come from?

петле (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian петел, from Proto-Slavic pětьlъ, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

петле (Macedonian): cock (hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism)

Definitions

  1. cock (hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism)

Ancestry of “петле”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпетелrooster, cock
2Proto-Slavicpětьlъrooster, cock
3Proto-Slavicpětito sing
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic pětьlъ →
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