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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*dálbtanchisel
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate

Words derived from “*dolto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dálbtan