Where does “вилица за копаене” come from?

вилица за копаене (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian копа́ене, from Bulgarian -не, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

вилица за копаене (Bulgarian): usually small digging fork, garden fork

Definitions

  1. usually small digging fork, garden fork

Ancestry of “вилица за копаене”, step by step

вилица за копаене traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian копа́ене

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкопа́ене
2Bulgarian-не
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

via Bulgarian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianза"used to indicate the place someone or something...
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Bulgarian ви́лица

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianви́лицаfork for eating
2Proto-Slavic*vidlica
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьjeEvery word from Bulgarian -неEvery word from Proto-Slavic -nьje