Where does “Хитър Петър” come from?

Хитър Петър (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian хи́тър, from Old Church Slavonic хꙑтръ, from Proto-Slavic xytrъ, from Proto-Slavic -rъ, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Хитър Петър (Bulgarian): Hitar Petar a popular trickster character in Bulgarian and Balkan folklore, renowned for his wit and ability to outsmart oppressors and rivals

Definitions

  1. Hitar Petar a popular trickster character in Bulgarian and Balkan folklore, renowned for his wit and ability to outsmart oppressors and rivals

Ancestry of “Хитър Петър”, step by step

Хитър Петър traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian хи́тър

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianхи́търcunning, smart
2Old Church Slavonicхꙑтръsly; cunning; wise
3Proto-Slavicxytrъcunning, sly, wise
4Proto-Slavic-rъFrom intransitive verbs or basic 0-grade stems,...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Bulgarian Пе́тър

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianПе́тър—
2Old Church SlavonicПетръ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -rъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xytrъ →
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