Where does “гадина” come from?

гадина (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -ина, from Old Church Slavonic -ина.

гадина (Bulgarian): vermin, saurian, creep, bug hideous, repellent creature

Definitions

  1. vermin, saurian, creep, bug hideous, repellent creature

Ancestry of “гадина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-инаforms abstract feminine nouns from adjectives; -ness, -th
2Old Church Slavonic-ина
Every word from Old Church Slavonic -инаEvery word from Bulgarian -ина