Where does “худо́жество” come from?
худо́жество (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic хѫдожьство, from Proto-Slavic xǫdogъ, from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
худо́жество (Bulgarian): art
Definitions
- art
Ancestry of “худо́жество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | хѫдожьство | skill; art; slyness |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xǫdogъ | handy, dextrous |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | handugaz | handy; skillful with the hands; dextrous |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |