Where does “тъпочовка” come from?

тъпочовка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian човка, from Proto-Slavic čepъka.

тъпочовка (Bulgarian): grosbeak passerine bird of genus

Definitions

  1. grosbeak passerine bird of genus

Ancestry of “тъпочовка”, step by step

тъпочовка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian човка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчовкаsmall bill, neb, beak; hooter
2Proto-Slavicčepъka—

via Bulgarian тъп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтъпstupid, dumb (lacking intelligence)
2Proto-Slavictǫpъdull, blunt
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