Where does “бързорек” come from?

бързорек (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian река́, from Old Church Slavonic рещи, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

бързорек (Bulgarian): fast-talking, glib speaking quickly, or answering hastily and impulsively

Definitions

  1. fast-talking, glib speaking quickly, or answering hastily and impulsively

Ancestry of “бързорек”, step by step

бързорек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian река́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianрека́river
2Old Church Slavonicрещиspeak; say
3Proto-Slavicreťito say

via Bulgarian бърз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбързfast, swift, quick, rapid, sweeping, fleet
2Proto-Slavicbъrzъfast, swift
Every word from Proto-Slavic reťi →Every word from Old Church Slavonic рещи →Every word from Bulgarian река́ →