Where does “кадя” come from?

кадя (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic кадити, from Proto-Slavic kadìti — to burn incense.

кадя (Bulgarian): to cense, to incense to perfume or bless with incense, especially in a religious ritual

Definitions

  1. to cense, to incense to perfume or bless with incense, especially in a religious ritual

Ancestry of “кадя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкадитиburn incense
2Proto-Slavickadìtito burn incense
Every word from Proto-Slavic kadìti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic кадити →