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Where does “учител” come from?

учител (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic оучитель, from Old Church Slavonic -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

учител (Bulgarian): male teacher

Definitions

  1. male teacher

Ancestry of “учител”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicоучительteacher
2Old Church Slavonic-тель-er, -or; Deverbative nominalizing suffix used to...
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “учител”

  • учителка
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