Where does “веля” come from?

веля (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic velěti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

веля (Bulgarian): to claim, to state, to tell

Definitions

  1. to claim, to state, to tell

Ancestry of “веля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvelětito want; to order
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velěti →