Where does “дроб” come from?

дроб (Bulgarian) comes from Russian дробь, from Proto-Slavic drobь — small piece.

дроб (Bulgarian): lung; liver; fraction

Definitions

  1. lung; liver; fraction

Ancestry of “дроб”, step by step

дроб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian дробь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдробьfraction, broken number; small-shot, pellets,...
2Proto-Slavicdrobьsmall piece

via Proto-Slavic drobъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrobъorgan; entrails; chunck; intestine

Words derived from “дроб

Every word from Proto-Slavic drobьEvery word from Russian дробь