Where does “алъчьба” come from?

алъчьба (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic алъкати, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

алъчьба (Old Church Slavonic): fast, lent

Definitions

  1. fast, lent

Ancestry of “алъчьба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicалъкатиto starve
2Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →