Where does “сваляч” come from?

сваляч (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian сва́лям, from Bulgarian сваля́, from Bulgarian валя́, from Proto-Slavic valiti — to crumble, to revolve.

сваляч (Bulgarian): one who takes down

Definitions

  1. one who takes down

Ancestry of “сваляч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсва́лямto take down, to bring down, to lower
2Bulgarianсваля́to take down, to bring down, to lower
3Bulgarianваля́to fall of rain, snow or hail
4Proto-Slavicvalitito crumble, to revolve
Every word from Proto-Slavic valitiEvery word from Bulgarian валя́Every word from Bulgarian сваля́