Where does “засилвам” come from?

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

засилвам (Bulgarian): to strengthen, to reinforce

Definitions

  1. to strengthen, to reinforce

Ancestry of “засилвам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianзаси́ляto strengthen, to reinforce
2Bulgarianза-to begin doing an action; the onset of an action
3Old Church Slavonicза-to begin doing describing an action of commencing
4Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Bulgarian за- →Every word from Bulgarian заси́ля →