Where does “бич” come from?

бич (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бичь, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

бич (Bulgarian): whip a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp cracking sound for directing or herding animals

Definitions

  1. whip a flexible instrument, commonly made of leather, used to create a sharp cracking sound for directing or herding animals

Ancestry of “бич”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбичьwhip
2Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бичь →