Where does “Честита Нова година” come from?
Честита Нова година (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чести́т, from Serbo-Croatian -ит, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Честита Нова година (Bulgarian): Happy New Year
Definitions
- Happy New Year
Ancestry of “Честита Нова година”, step by step
Честита Нова година traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian чести́т
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | чести́т | honorous |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -ит | — |
| 3 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 4 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Bulgarian нов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | нов | new; novel; modern |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | новъ | new |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nòvъ | new |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | náwas | new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | náwas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Bulgarian година
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | година | year; age |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | година | time, suitable time; hour |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | godina | hour; time |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | godъ | suitable, right time; holiday, feast; time, term |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gadas | probably suitable time or gathering, match |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |