Where does “отказвам” come from?

отказвам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian отка́жа, 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.

отказвам (Bulgarian): to refuse

Definitions

  1. to refuse

Ancestry of “отказвам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianотка́жаto refuse
2Bulgarianкажаto say, to tell
3Old Church Slavonicказатиshow; teach, instruct; punish
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →
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