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Where does “delbtelas” come from?

delbtelas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

Ancestry of “delbtelas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-tel-o-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “delbtelas”

  • дятел
  • dzięcioł
  • dzięcielina
  • Dzięcioł
  • detlić
  • дјетао
  • djetlić
  • детелина
  • дјетелина
  • детлић
  • djetelina
  • djetao
  • detao
  • detelina
  • детао
  • дјетлић
  • datel
  • jetelina
  • datle
  • детел
  • детелина
  • дятел
  • dętelьcь
  • dętelina
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