Where does “чета” come from?
чета (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic чьсти, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.
чета (Bulgarian): to read; military unit, troop
Definitions
- to read; military unit, troop
Ancestry of “чета”, step by step