Where does “заплаша” come from?

заплаша (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian за-, from Old Church Slavonic за-, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

заплаша (Bulgarian): to threaten, to intimidate to make a threat against someone

Definitions

  1. to threaten, to intimidate to make a threat against someone

Ancestry of “заплаша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianза-to begin doing an action; the onset of an action
2Old Church Slavonicза-to begin doing describing an action of commencing
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Bulgarian за- →Every word from Old Church Slavonic за- →