Where does “запаля” come from?

запаля (Bulgarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

запаля (Bulgarian): to kindle, to light

Definitions

  1. to kindle, to light

Ancestry of “запаля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzapalitito set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to...
2Serbo-Croatianpalitiimperfective form of zapaliti
3Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian paliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti →