Where does “пещера” come from?

пещера (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic peťera, from Proto-Slavic peťь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

пещера (Bulgarian): cave, cavern

Definitions

  1. cave, cavern

Ancestry of “пещера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpeťeracave
2Proto-Slavicpeťьoven
3Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “пещера”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →
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