Where does “ключодържател” come from?

ключодържател (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ключ, from Old Church Slavonic ключь, from Proto-Slavic kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European klewk-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kle(h₂)uk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

ключодържател (Bulgarian): keychain, keyring, keyholder a small object or ring used for holding keys together

Definitions

  1. keychain, keyring, keyholder a small object or ring used for holding keys together

Ancestry of “ключодържател”, step by step

ключодържател traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian ключ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianключkey; switch, circuit breaker; keystone
2Old Church Slavonicключьkey
3Proto-Slavickľučьkey
4Proto-Balto-Slavickljaukjas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklewk-yo-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeankle(h₂)uk-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Bulgarian държа́тел

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдържа́телholder, possessor, bearer a person who holds, possesses, or has something in their keeping
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kle(h₂)uk-