Where does “кралица” come from?

кралица (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic korľica, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

кралица (Bulgarian): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “кралица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickorľicaqueen; princess
2Proto-Slavickorľьking
3Old High Germankarlman
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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