Where does “скръбна вест” come from?

скръбна вест (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian вест, from Proto-Slavic věstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

скръбна вест (Bulgarian): obituary

Definitions

  1. obituary

Ancestry of “скръбна вест”, step by step

скръбна вест traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian вест

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвестembassage, message; news, report
2Proto-Slavicvěstьmessage
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*waid-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Bulgarian скръ́бен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianскръ́бенgrieving, doleful, miserable, dolorous, solemn
2Bulgarianскръ́бgrief, sorrow, dolefulness, dolorousness, dolour
3Old Church Slavonicскръбьgrief, sorrow
4Proto-Slavicskъrbьgrief, sorrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *waid- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věstь →