Where does “скъпя” come from?

скъпя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic skopiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

скъпя (Bulgarian): to spare, to stint, to be sparing of

Definitions

  1. to spare, to stint, to be sparing of

Ancestry of “скъпя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskopitito castrate, to geld
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →