Where does “bolgarščina” come from?

bolgarščina (Slovene) comes from Slovene bolgárski, from Slovene -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

bolgarščina (Slovene): Bulgarian

Definitions

  1. Bulgarian

Ancestry of “bolgarščina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovenebolgárskiBulgarian (of a nation, its language, or its culture)
2Slovene-skiadded to nouns to form an adjective
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Slovene -ski →
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