Where does “делёжка” come from?

делёжка (Russian) comes from Russian делёж, from Russian дели́ть, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

делёжка (Russian): division, distribution

Definitions

  1. division, distribution

Ancestry of “делёжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianделёжsharing (out), distribution
2Russianдели́тьto divide
3Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti