Where does “пакао” come from?

пакао (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

пакао (Serbo-Croatian): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “пакао”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьkъlъpitch; hell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ →