Where does “паста за зъби” come from?
паста за зъби (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian па́ста, from Italian pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
паста за зъби (Bulgarian): toothpaste
Definitions
- toothpaste
Ancestry of “паста за зъби”, step by step
паста за зъби traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian па́ста
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | па́ста | pastry, cake small sweet made of dough, usually with cream |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
via Bulgarian за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | за | "used to indicate the place someone or something... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | za | behind, after (stationary) |
via Bulgarian зъ́би
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | зъ́би | — |