Where does “хубавица” come from?

хубавица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian хубавец, from Bulgarian -ец, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

хубавица (Bulgarian): attractive woman, female beauty, belle, female looker

Definitions

  1. attractive woman, female beauty, belle, female looker

Ancestry of “хубавица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianхубавецgood-looking man, male beauty, male looker
2Bulgarian-ецForms diminutives of masculine nouns
3Old Church Slavonic-ьцьdiminutive, small
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Bulgarian -ец →