Where does “кова́ч” come from?

кова́ч (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

кова́ч (Bulgarian): smith

Definitions

  1. smith

Ancestry of “кова́ч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickovačь—
2Proto-Slavickovàtito forge
3Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “кова́ч”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovàti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kovačь →
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