Where does “потоп” come from?

потоп (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *potopъ — deluge, flood.

потоп (Bulgarian): flood, deluge, inundation, flooding a very large and destructive flow or covering of land by water

Definitions

  1. flood, deluge, inundation, flooding a very large and destructive flow or covering of land by water

Ancestry of “потоп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood

Words derived from “потоп

Every word from Proto-Slavic *potopъ
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