Where does “скълѧѕь” come from?
скълѧѕь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
скълѧѕь (Old Church Slavonic): coin
Definitions
- coin
Ancestry of “скълѧѕь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skillingaz | shilling |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |