Where does “Малко Търново” come from?

Малко Търново (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic трънъ, from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “Малко Търново”, step by step

Малко Търново traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic трънъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтрънъthorn
2Proto-Slavictьrnъthorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavictirnasthorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Old Church Slavonic малъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмалъsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “Малко Търново”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas →