Where does “звънлив” come from?

звънлив (Bulgarian) comes from Macedonian -лив, from Proto-Slavic -ьlivъ.

звънлив (Bulgarian): ringing, clear, sonorous, resonant

Definitions

  1. ringing, clear, sonorous, resonant

Ancestry of “звънлив”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonian-лив-able
2Proto-Slavic-ьlivъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьlivъ →Every word from Macedonian -лив →
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