Where does “уповавам” come from?
уповавам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian упова, from Russian упова́ть, from Old Church Slavonic оупъвати, from Proto-Slavic upъvati, from Proto-Slavic pъvati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
уповавам (Bulgarian): to refer, to rely
Definitions
- to refer, to rely
Ancestry of “уповавам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | упова | to refer, to rely |
| 2 | Russian | упова́ть | to hope (for), to set one's hopes (upon) |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | оупъвати | rely on, hope |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | upъvati | to trust, to rely on; to hope |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pъvati | to have trust in, to rely |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |