Where does “щёлочный” come from?

щёлочный (Russian) comes from Russian щёлочь, from Russian -ь, from Old East Slavic -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

щёлочный (Russian): Alternative form of щелочно́й

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of щелочно́й

Ancestry of “щёлочный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщёлочьalkali
2Russian-ь
3Old East Slavic-ь—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Russian -ь →