Where does “dzielnik” come from?

dzielnik (Polish) comes from Polish dzielić, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

dzielnik (Polish): divisor

Definitions

  1. divisor

Ancestry of “dzielnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzielićto split; to divide; to share
2Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti →