Where does “жигосвам” come from?
жигосвам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian жиго́сам, from Bulgarian -осам, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
жигосвам (Bulgarian): to brand to mark the skin with a red-hot iron, either as a cruel punishment or to identify a person or animal
Definitions
- to brand to mark the skin with a red-hot iron, either as a cruel punishment or to identify a person or animal
Ancestry of “жигосвам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | жиго́сам | to brand to mark with a hot iron |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -осам | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |