Where does “отка́жа” come from?

отка́жа (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian кажа, from Old Church Slavonic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

отка́жа (Bulgarian): to refuse

Definitions

  1. to refuse

Ancestry of “отка́жа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкажаto say, to tell
2Old Church Slavonicказатиshow; teach, instruct; punish
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “отка́жа”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →