Where does “певец” come from?

певец (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěvьcь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

певец (Bulgarian): male singer

Definitions

  1. male singer

Ancestry of “певец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěvьcьsinger (nomen agentis)
2Proto-Slavicpětito sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěvьcь →
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