Where does “момина сълза” come from?

момина сълза (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian сълза, from Old Church Slavonic сльза, from Proto-Slavic slьza — tear.

момина сълза (Bulgarian): lily of the valley; specifically Convallaria majalis (may bells, our lady's tears, Mary's tears)

Definitions

  1. lily of the valley; specifically Convallaria majalis (may bells, our lady's tears, Mary's tears)

Ancestry of “момина сълза”, step by step

момина сълза traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian сълза

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсълзаtear
2Old Church Slavonicсльзаtear, teardrop
3Proto-Slavicslьzatear

via Bulgarian момина

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмомина—
Every word from Proto-Slavic slьza →Every word from Old Church Slavonic сльза →Every word from Bulgarian сълза →