Where does “виновен” come from?

виновен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian вина, from Old Church Slavonic вина, from Proto-Slavic vina — fault, guilt, blame.

виновен (Bulgarian): guilty, culpable

Definitions

  1. guilty, culpable

Ancestry of “виновен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвинаguilt, blame; indefinite plural of ви́но;...
2Old Church Slavonicвинаfault; cause; excuse
3Proto-Slavicvinafault, guilt, blame
Every word from Proto-Slavic vina →Every word from Old Church Slavonic вина →Every word from Bulgarian вина →