Where does “висше училище” come from?
висше училище (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian училище, from Bulgarian у́ча, from Old Church Slavonic оучити, from Proto-Slavic učiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic auˀkīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁owk-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewk- — to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...
висше училище (Bulgarian): university, college (an institution of higher learning)
Definitions
- university, college (an institution of higher learning)
Ancestry of “висше училище”, step by step
висше училище traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian училище
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | училище | school |
| 2 | Bulgarian | у́ча | to learn, to study |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | оучити | to teach |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | učiti | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | auˀkīˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁owk-éye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ewk- | to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be... |
via Bulgarian ви́сше
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ви́сше | graduate education |