Where does “олисея” come from?
олисея (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian о-, from Old Church Slavonic о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
олисея (Bulgarian): to go bald to lose the hair on one’s head; to become bald
Definitions
- to go bald to lose the hair on one’s head; to become bald
Ancestry of “олисея”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | о- | forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones, indicating completion, exhaustiveness, or bringing an action to an end |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | о- | prefix added to verbs of motion: about, around |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |