Where does “чушкопек” come from?
чушкопек (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чу́шка, from Old Church Slavonic чешоуꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *češujà, from Proto-Slavic česàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
чушкопек (Bulgarian): chushkopek cylindrically shaped kitchen appliance with an opening on its top intended primarily for roasting peppers, also used for aubergines and potatoes
Definitions
- chushkopek cylindrically shaped kitchen appliance with an opening on its top intended primarily for roasting peppers, also used for aubergines and potatoes
Ancestry of “чушкопек”, step by step
чушкопек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian чу́шка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | чу́шка | pepper fruit of the pepper plant |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | чешоуꙗ | scale (of fish, reptiles, etc.) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *češujà | scales |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | česàti | to comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | késtei | to comb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |