Where does “художествен” come from?
художествен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian худо́жество, from Old Church Slavonic хѫдожьство, from Proto-Slavic xǫdogъ, from Proto-Germanic handugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
художествен (Bulgarian): artistic
Definitions
- artistic
Ancestry of “художествен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | худо́жество | art |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | хѫдожьство | skill; art; slyness |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xǫdogъ | handy, dextrous |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handugaz | handy; skillful with the hands; dextrous |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |