Where does “pârpăli” come from?

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

pârpăli (Romanian): to roast

Definitions

  1. to roast

Ancestry of “pârpăli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianприпаляto light briefly, to ignite slightly to light or kindle a little
2Bulgarianпа́ляto light, to ignite to make something burn, such as a fire or match
3Old Church Slavonicпалитиburn
4Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe

Words derived from “pârpăli”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic палити →Every word from Bulgarian па́ля →