Where does “едва” come from?

едва (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ѥдъва, from Proto-Slavic *edъva — barely, scarcely.

едва (Bulgarian): hardly, barely

Definitions

  1. hardly, barely

Ancestry of “едва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicѥдъва—
2Proto-Slavic*edъvabarely, scarcely
Every word from Proto-Slavic *edъva →Every word from Old Church Slavonic ѥдъва →
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