Where does “калявам” come from?

калявам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian каля́, from Proto-Slavic kaliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

калявам (Bulgarian): to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden

Definitions

  1. to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden

Ancestry of “калявам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкаля́to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden
2Proto-Slavickalitito soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti
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