Where does “дельный” come from?

дельный (Russian) comes from Russian де́ло, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

дельный (Russian): efficient, businesslike

Definitions

  1. efficient, businesslike

Ancestry of “дельный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́лоwork, action
2Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →