Where does “отец” come from?
отец (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic otь̃cь, from Proto-Indo-European átta — father.
отец (Bulgarian): father
Ancestry of “отец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | otь̃cь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | átta | father |