Where does “olkъtь” come from?

olkъtь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

olkъtь (Proto-Slavic): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “olkъtь”, step by step

olkъtь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

via Proto-Slavic olkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkъell

Words derived from “olkъtь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →