Where does “каменарка” come from?
каменарка (Bulgarian) comes from Latin perla, from Latin perula, from Latin pera, from Ancient Greek πήρα — bag, haversack, pouch, wallet.
каменарка (Bulgarian): female stonemason
Ancestry of “каменарка”, step by step
каменарка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin perla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | perla | Alternative spelling of perula |
| 2 | Latin | perula | a little wallet, a pocket; pearl |
| 3 | Latin | pera | bag, satchel; wallet; scrip |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πήρα | bag, haversack, pouch, wallet |
via Bulgarian ка́мен
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ка́мен | stone, rock |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kamy | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éḱmō | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |