Where does “pekel” come from?

pekel (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pekel (Slovene): hell

Definitions

  1. hell

Ancestry of “pekel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pekel”

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