Where does “алчен” come from?

алчен (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic òlčьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀkinas — hungry.

алчен (Bulgarian): covetous, greedy

Definitions

  1. covetous, greedy

Ancestry of “алчен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicòlčьnъhungry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀkinashungry
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀkinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic òlčьnъ →