Where does “киселина” come from?
киселина (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ки́сел, from Russian кисе́ль, from Old East Slavic кысель, from Proto-Slavic kyselь, from Proto-Slavic kysnǫti — to become/get wet; to become/turn sour.
киселина (Bulgarian): acid
Definitions
- acid
Ancestry of “киселина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ки́сел | sour, vinegary (for taste) |
| 2 | Russian | кисе́ль | kisel, kissel (a popular jellied dessert made by cooking berry juice or other fruit juice with milk, flour and oatmeal, thickened with starch) |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | кысель | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kyselь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kysnǫti | to become/get wet; to become/turn sour |