Where does “кажа” come from?
кажа (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
кажа (Bulgarian): to say, to tell
Ancestry of “кажа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | казати | show; teach, instruct; punish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |