Where does “помолвам” come from?
помолвам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian помо́ля, from Bulgarian мо́ля, from Proto-Slavic modlìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.
помолвам (Bulgarian): to ask, to request (someone)
Definitions
- to ask, to request (someone)
Ancestry of “помолвам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | помо́ля | to ask, to request (someone) |
| 2 | Bulgarian | мо́ля | to ask, to request (someone) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | modlìti | to ask, pray |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *maldī́ˀtei | to pray |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meldʰ- | to ask, pray, speak; lightning |