Where does “отколкото” come from?
отколкото (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian от, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
отколкото (Bulgarian): than
Definitions
- than
Ancestry of “отколкото”, step by step
отколкото traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian от
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | от | used to indicate movement away from a position,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |