Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dętelъ

Etymology
Disputed:
 * Machek, Trubačev, Derksen, Snoj (dominant view): From, (o-stem variant of ), from . Akin to dialectal  (attested in Bulgarian and Ukrainian). Nasalization due to presummed dissimilation l-T-l > n-T-l.
 * Mladenov: From +  (cf. 🇨🇬) with inherited nasalization, but with no other descendants from the reconstructed root within Balto-Slavic.

Noun

 * 1) woodpecker

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