Where does “дёготь” come from?

дёготь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic degъtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degut(j)as, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

дёготь (Russian): tar, pitch

Definitions

  1. tar, pitch

Ancestry of “дёготь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdegъtьtar
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdegut(j)astar
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “дёготь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degut(j)as →Every word from Proto-Slavic degъtь →