Where does “тълпа” come from?

тълпа (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тлъпа, from Proto-Slavic tъlpa — crowd.

тълпа (Bulgarian): crowd, throng multitude of individuals

Definitions

  1. crowd, throng multitude of individuals

Ancestry of “тълпа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтлъпаcrowd, group
2Proto-Slavictъlpacrowd
Every word from Proto-Slavic tъlpa →Every word from Old Church Slavonic тлъпа →