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Where does “пе́пел” come from?

пе́пел (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.

Ancestry of “пе́пел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpepelъash, ashes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpepelh₁-o-—

Words derived from “пе́пел”

  • пепелище
  • пепельный
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o- →