Where does “рекица” come from?

рекица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian река́, from Old Church Slavonic рещи, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

Ancestry of “рекица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianрека́river
2Old Church Slavonicрещиspeak; say
3Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Slavic reťi →Every word from Old Church Slavonic рещи →Every word from Bulgarian река́ →
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