Where does “ло́коть” come from?

ло́коть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic olkъtь, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

ло́коть (Russian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “ло́коть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkъtьelbow
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “ло́коть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkъtь →