Where does “попільничка” come from?

попільничка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian попільни́ця, from Ukrainian по́піл, from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.

Ancestry of “попільничка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпопільни́цяashtray
2Ukrainianпо́пілash
3Proto-Slavicpepelъash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpepelh₁-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pepelъ →Every word from Ukrainian по́піл →