Where does “подельник” come from?

подельник (Russian) comes from Russian поделить, from Russian дели́ть, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

подельник (Russian): accomplice, stooge

Definitions

  1. accomplice, stooge

Ancestry of “подельник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподелитьto share; to divide up; to deal well with someone
2Russianдели́тьto divide
3Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti →