Where does “върховен” come from?

върховен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian връх, from Bulgarian летя, from Macedonian -лив, from Proto-Slavic -ьlivъ.

върховен (Bulgarian): top, upmost, pinnacle occupying the uppermost position

Definitions

  1. top, upmost, pinnacle occupying the uppermost position

Ancestry of “върховен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвръхtop, cap (uppermost part)
2Bulgarianлетяto fly, soar, to float; to move at high speed, to...
3Macedonian-лив-able
4Proto-Slavic-ьlivъ—
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