Where does “велика́н” come from?

велика́н (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian вели́к, from Old Church Slavonic великъ, from Proto-Slavic velikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

велика́н (Bulgarian): giant

Definitions

  1. giant

Ancestry of “велика́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвели́кgrandiose, enormous, monumental, gigantic of great magnitude
2Old Church Slavonicвеликъbig; great
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “велика́н

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Proto-Slavic velikъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic великъ