Where does “болница” come from?

болница (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian боля́, from Old Church Slavonic болѣти, from Proto-Slavic bolěti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)-.

болница (Bulgarian): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “болница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianболя́to hurt, to ache
2Old Church Slavonicболѣтиbe ill
3Proto-Slavicbolětito ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel(H)-—

Words derived from “болница”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bolěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic болѣти →