Where does “прекаля́” come from?
прекаля́ (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian каля́, from Proto-Slavic kaliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
прекаля́ (Bulgarian): to overdo, to go to extremes
Definitions
- to overdo, to go to extremes
Ancestry of “прекаля́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | каля́ | to temper (metal, glass, etc.), to harden |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kaliti | to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |