Where does “пепеляв” come from?

пепеляв (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пепел, from Proto-Slavic pepelъ, from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o-.

пепеляв (Bulgarian): ashy, ashen, cinereous

Definitions

  1. ashy, ashen, cinereous

Ancestry of “пепеляв”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпепелash, ashes
2Proto-Slavicpepelъash, ashes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpepelh₁-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pepelh₁-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pepelъ →Every word from Bulgarian пепел →