Where does “великодушие” come from?

великодушие (Bulgarian) comes from Russian душа́, from Old East Slavic доуша, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

великодушие (Bulgarian): magnanimity

Definitions

  1. magnanimity

Ancestry of “великодушие”, step by step

великодушие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian душа́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдуша́breath, spirit
2Old East Slavicдоушаsoul
3Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
4Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Bulgarian вели́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвели́кgrandiose, enormous, monumental, gigantic of great magnitude
2Old Church Slavonicвеликъbig; great
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Old East Slavic доуша →