Where does “меловой” come from?

меловой (Russian) comes from Russian мел, from Proto-Slavic mělъ.

меловой (Russian): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “меловой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмелchalk; cocaine
2Proto-Slavicmělъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mělъ →Every word from Russian мел →
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