Where does “правоверен” come from?

правоверен (Bulgarian) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

правоверен (Bulgarian): orthodox, of true faith one who adheres to the true denomination of a given faith

Definitions

  1. orthodox, of true faith one who adheres to the true denomination of a given faith

Ancestry of “правоверен”, step by step

правоверен traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Bulgarian пра́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпра́вstraight
2Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Bulgarian верен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianверенtrue, correct, right, exact; devoted, faithful,...
2Proto-Slavicvěrьnъloyal
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós