Where does “най” come from?
най (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *najь- — used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est.
най (Bulgarian): most, -est
Definitions
- most, -est
Ancestry of “най”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *najь- | used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est |