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Where does “дебел” come from?

дебел (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic debelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic debelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb-e-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- — thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick.

дебел (Bulgarian): thick, close-woven, heavy; fat, stout, podgy,...

Definitions

  1. thick, close-woven, heavy; fat, stout, podgy,...

Ancestry of “дебел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdebelъfat
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdebelas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeb-e-lo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeb-thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick
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