Where does “дребнав” come from?

дребнав (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian дре́бен, from Proto-Slavic *drebьnъ — small.

дребнав (Bulgarian): narrow-minded, small-minded

Definitions

  1. narrow-minded, small-minded

Ancestry of “дребнав”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдре́бенsmall
2Proto-Slavic*drebьnъsmall
Every word from Proto-Slavic *drebьnъ →Every word from Bulgarian дре́бен →
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