Where does “оставам” come from?

оставам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -вам, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

оставам (Bulgarian): to stay, to remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, to remain

Ancestry of “оставам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-вамForms an imperfective partner verb, with the same meaning, from a perfective verb
2Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovati →Every word from Bulgarian -вам →