Where does “макар” come from?

макар (Bulgarian) comes from Greek μακάρι, from Byzantine Greek μακάριν, from Koine Greek μακάριον, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

макар (Bulgarian): often followed by albeit

Definitions

  1. often followed by albeit

Ancestry of “макар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekμακάριI wish, if only
2Byzantine Greekμακάριν
3Koine Greekμακάριον
4Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
5Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
6Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ισμός