Where does “отговарям” come from?
отговарям (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian отгово́ря, from Bulgarian говоря, from Proto-Slavic govoriti, from Proto-Slavic govorъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gawaras, from Proto-Indo-European gowH-oro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
отговарям (Bulgarian): to answer, to reply
Definitions
- to answer, to reply
Ancestry of “отговарям”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | отгово́ря | to answer, to reply |
| 2 | Bulgarian | говоря | to speak, to talk |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | govoriti | to speak, to talk |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | govorъ | talk |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gawaras | prattle, grumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gowH-oro-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |