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Where does “ель” come from?

ель (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic ȅdlь — spruce.

ель (Russian): spruce; fir-tree

Definitions

  1. spruce; fir-tree

Ancestry of “ель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȅdlьspruce

Words derived from “ель”

  • елей
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