Where does “вълна-убиец” come from?
вълна-убиец (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian вълна, from Church Slavonic вльна, from Proto-Slavic vь̀lna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
вълна-убиец (Bulgarian): rogue wave abnormal episodic wave with height above 30-35 m
Definitions
- rogue wave abnormal episodic wave with height above 30-35 m
Ancestry of “вълна-убиец”, step by step
вълна-убиец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian вълна
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | вълна | wool; fleece; textile or yarn made of wool |
| 2 | Church Slavonic | вльна | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vь̀lna | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wílˀnāˀ | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Bulgarian убиец
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | убиец | male killer, murderer, slayer, assassin |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ец | Forms diminutives of masculine nouns |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьць | diminutive, small |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |