Where does “потвърждавам” come from?
потвърждавам (Bulgarian) comes from Russian подтвержда́ть, from Russian подтверди́ть, from Russian твёрдый, from Old East Slavic твьрдъ, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.
потвърждавам (Bulgarian): to confirm, to corroborate, to affirm to state or write that something is true
Definitions
- to confirm, to corroborate, to affirm to state or write that something is true
Ancestry of “потвърждавам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подтвержда́ть | to confirm, to corroborate, to bear out, to endorse, to ratify, to verify |
| 2 | Russian | подтверди́ть | to confirm, to corroborate, to bear out, to endorse, to ratify, to verify |
| 3 | Russian | твёрдый | hard, solid; firm; steadfast, steady |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | твьрдъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tvьrdъ | hard, firm, solid |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *twírˀtas | hard, firm, solid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |