Where does “де” come from?
де (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ده, from Ottoman Turkish دیمك, from Proto-Turkic tē-.
де (Bulgarian): where; indeed; no way
Ancestry of “де”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ده | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دیمك | to say; that is |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | tē- | — |