Where does “хваля” come from?

хваля (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic хвалити, from Proto-Slavic xvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.

хваля (Bulgarian): to praise, to commend, to compliment

Definitions

  1. to praise, to commend, to compliment

Ancestry of “хваля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicхвалитиpraise
2Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
3Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvaliti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic хвалити →