Where does “гърбав” come from?

гърбав (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic gъrbavъ, from Proto-Slavic gъrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

гърбав (Bulgarian): hunchbacked, hump-backed; hooked, aquiline

Definitions

  1. hunchbacked, hump-backed; hooked, aquiline

Ancestry of “гърбав”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgъrbavъ—
2Proto-Slavicgъrbъhump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gъrbъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic gъrbavъ →