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
- to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden
Ancestry of “калявам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | каля́ | to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kaliti | to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |