Where does “просякиня” come from?

просякиня (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian прося́к, from Bulgarian про́ся, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

просякиня (Bulgarian): female begger

Definitions

  1. female begger

Ancestry of “просякиня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпрося́кbeggar
2Bulgarianпро́сяto beg, to beseech
3Proto-Slavicprositito ask
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →