Where does “бъзла” come from?

бъзла (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бъз, from Proto-Slavic bъzъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

бъзла (Bulgarian): female coward, faint-hearted or panicky woman

Definitions

  1. female coward, faint-hearted or panicky woman

Ancestry of “бъзла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбъзelder shrub of genus
2Proto-Slavicbъzъelderberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъzъ →Every word from Bulgarian бъз →