Where does “моливче” come from?

моливче (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian моли́в, from Greek μολύβι, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

Ancestry of “моливче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмоли́вpencil
2Greekμολύβιpencil, pencil lead; eyeliner; bullets
3Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Greek μολύβι →