Where does “pârpăleală” come from?

pârpăleală (Romanian) comes from Romanian pârpăli, from Bulgarian припаля, from Bulgarian па́ля, from Old Church Slavonic палити, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

pârpăleală (Romanian): roasting

Definitions

  1. roasting

Ancestry of “pârpăleală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpârpălito roast
2Bulgarianприпаляto light briefly, to ignite slightly to light or kindle a little
3Bulgarianпа́ляto light, to ignite to make something burn, such as a fire or match
4Old Church Slavonicпалитиburn
5Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic палити →Every word from Bulgarian па́ля →