Where does “ъперкът” come from?

ъперкът (Bulgarian) comes from English uppercut, from English CUT, from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

ъперкът (Bulgarian): uppercut

Definitions

  1. uppercut

Ancestry of “ъперкът”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuppercutA swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's...
2EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
3Middle Englishcutten—
4Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
5Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →
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