Where does “малинак” come from?

малинак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian малина, from Proto-Slavic malina, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- — black.

малинак (Bulgarian): thicket of raspberry shrubs

Definitions

  1. thicket of raspberry shrubs

Ancestry of “малинак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмалинаraspberry; raspberry bush, raspberry-cane
2Proto-Slavicmalinaraspberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂l-black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic malina →Every word from Bulgarian малина →