Where does “пчелоя́д” come from?

пчелоя́д (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian яд, from Old Church Slavonic ꙗдъ, from Proto-Slavic jadъ — poison, malice.

пчелоя́д (Bulgarian): bee eater

Definitions

  1. bee eater

Ancestry of “пчелоя́д”, step by step

пчелоя́д traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian яд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianядanger; eater; eat
2Old Church Slavonicꙗдъpoison, venom
3Proto-Slavicjadъpoison, malice

via Bulgarian пчела́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпчела́bee
2Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
3Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter

Words derived from “пчелоя́д”

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