Where does “ciupeală” come from?

ciupeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian -eală, from Old Church Slavonic -ѣль, from Proto-Slavic -ělь, from Proto-Slavic -lь.

ciupeală (Romanian): pinch

Definitions

  1. pinch

Ancestry of “ciupeală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-eală—
2Old Church Slavonic-ѣль—
3Proto-Slavic-ělьFrom verbs; From verbs or similar
4Proto-Slavic-lь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -lь →Every word from Romanian -eală →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ělь →