Where does “риба” come from?
риба (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic рꙑба, from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.
риба (Bulgarian): fish
Ancestry of “риба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | рꙑба | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ryba | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰu- | fish |