Where does “пе́кло” come from?

пе́кло (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пькълъ, from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

пе́кло (Russian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “пе́кло”, step by step

пе́кло traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic пькълъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпькълъ—
2Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Old Church Slavonic пькъло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпькъло—
2Proto-Slavic*pьkъlo—

Words derived from “пе́кло”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →