Where does “цял” come from?

цял (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic цѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic *cě̑lъ — whole.

цял (Bulgarian): entire, whole, all (the), full, intact, in one piece, complete, completed, unabridged

Definitions

  1. entire, whole, all (the), full, intact, in one piece, complete, completed, unabridged

Ancestry of “цял”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicцѣлъwhole
2Proto-Slavic*cě̑lъwhole
Every word from Proto-Slavic *cě̑lъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic цѣлъ →
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