Where does “добродушие” come from?

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

добродушие (Bulgarian): kindness, good nature

Definitions

  1. kindness, good nature

Ancestry of “добродушие”, step by step

добродушие 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 добъ́р

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдобъ́рgood
2Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Old East Slavic доуша →