Where does “овад” come from?

овад (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic ovadъ — biting insect (horsefly/stable fly/gadfly, hornet).

овад (Bulgarian): predatory insect

Definitions

  1. predatory insect

Ancestry of “овад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovadъbiting insect (horsefly/stable fly/gadfly, hornet)
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