Where does “реване” come from?
реване (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish روغنی, from Persian روغن, from Middle Persian lwkn', from Proto-Iranian *ráwgnah — butter, oil.
реване (Bulgarian): revani, basbousa
Ancestry of “реване”, step by step
реване traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish روغنی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | روغنی | — |
| 2 | Persian | روغن | oil |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lwkn' | oil; butter |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *ráwgnah | butter, oil |
via Bulgarian рева́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | рева́ | to roar |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | рюти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | řuti | to roar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rew- | to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;... |