Where does “долото” come from?

долото (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *dolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

Ancestry of “долото”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*dolto—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*dálbtanchisel
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “долото”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan →Every word from Proto-Slavic *dolto →
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