Where does “американски орех” come from?

американски орех (Bulgarian) comes from Russian орех, from Old East Slavic орѣхъ, from Proto-Slavic orěxъ, from Proto-Indo-European areyis-.

американски орех (Bulgarian): pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

Definitions

  1. pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

Ancestry of “американски орех”, step by step

американски орех traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian орех

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianорехnut; walnut wood; nut coal; chestnut coal
2Old East Slavicорѣхъ—
3Proto-Slavicorěxъnut; walnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanareyis-—

via Bulgarian американски

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianамериканскиAmerican
Every word from Proto-Indo-European areyis- →Every word from Proto-Slavic orěxъ →Every word from Old East Slavic орѣхъ →