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Where does “сигурен” come from?

сигурен (Bulgarian) comes from Romanian sigur, from Greek σίγουρος, from Venetian seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

сигурен (Bulgarian): sure, certain, positive; reliable, trustworthy,...

Definitions

  1. sure, certain, positive; reliable, trustworthy,...

Ancestry of “сигурен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansigursure, confident, certain; safe, secure
2Greekσίγουροςsecure, certain
3Venetiansegurosafe, secure; certain
4Latinsēcūrus—
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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