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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *dolto | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dálbtan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelbʰ- | to dig, excavate |