Where does “rozdzielnica” come from?

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

rozdzielnica (Polish): distribution board

Definitions

  1. distribution board

Ancestry of “rozdzielnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozdzielićto divide up, to distribute, to dole out
2Polishdzielićto split; to divide; to share
3Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti