Where does “настеля” come from?

настеля (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian сте́ля, from Proto-Slavic stьlati, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

настеля (Bulgarian): to cover, to spread, to lay over to cover a surface completely with rugs, bedding, straw, hay, leaves, etc

Definitions

  1. to cover, to spread, to lay over to cover a surface completely with rugs, bedding, straw, hay, leaves, etc

Ancestry of “настеля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсте́ляto cover, to spread over
2Proto-Slavicstьlatito spread
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stьlati →Every word from Bulgarian сте́ля →