Where does “дольник” come from?

дольник (Russian) comes from Russian до́ля, from Old East Slavic долꙗ, from Proto-Slavic doľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

дольник (Russian): dolnik; a form of verse intermediate between purely accentual and accentual-syllabic, where stressed syllables are separated by one or two unstressed syllables in free variation

Definitions

  1. dolnik; a form of verse intermediate between purely accentual and accentual-syllabic, where stressed syllables are separated by one or two unstressed syllables in free variation

Ancestry of “дольник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́ляpart, share
2Old East Slavicдолꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicdoľashare; fate
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*dáljāˀshare, part
5Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic doľa →