Where does “долꙗ” come from?
долꙗ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic doľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
Ancestry of “долꙗ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | doľa | share; fate |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dáljāˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |