Where does “човече” come from?

човече (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian човек, from Old Church Slavonic чловѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

Ancestry of “човече”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчовекhuman, person; man, woman; fellow, chap, guy,...
2Old Church Slavonicчловѣкъman, human
3Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic чловѣкъ →Every word from Bulgarian човек →