Where does “страхувам се” come from?
страхувам се (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian се, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
страхувам се (Bulgarian): to be afraid
Ancestry of “страхувам се”, step by step
страхувам се traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian се
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | се | the accusative short form of the reflexive... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Bulgarian страх
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | страх | fear, fright, scare; phobia |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | straxъ | fear, terror |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | strākš- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |