Where does “обитель” come from?

обитель (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic обитѣль, from Proto-Slavic obitělь, from Proto-Slavic -ělь, from Proto-Slavic -lь.

обитель (Russian): abode, dwelling place; cloister, monastery

Definitions

  1. abode, dwelling place; cloister, monastery

Ancestry of “обитель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicобитѣль—
2Proto-Slavicobitělьdwelling, habitation, abode
3Proto-Slavic-ělьFrom verbs; From verbs or similar
4Proto-Slavic-lь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -lь →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ělь →Every word from Proto-Slavic obitělь →