Where does “великански” come from?

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

великански (Bulgarian): gigantic, enormous

Definitions

  1. gigantic, enormous

Ancestry of “великански”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвелика́нgiant
2Bulgarianвели́кgrandiose, enormous, monumental, gigantic of great magnitude
3Old Church Slavonicвеликъbig; great
4Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
5Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic velikъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic великъ →