Where does “*dolto” come from?
*dolto (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.
Ancestry of “*dolto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dálbtan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelbʰ- | to dig, excavate |