Where does “žalozpěv” come from?

žalozpěv (Czech) comes from Czech zpěv, from Czech zpívat, from Old Czech zpievati, from Proto-Slavic pěvati — to sing.

žalozpěv (Czech): elegy mournful or plaintive poem or song

Definitions

  1. elegy mournful or plaintive poem or song

Ancestry of “žalozpěv”, step by step

žalozpěv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zpěv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzpěvsinging
2Czechzpívatto sing
3Old Czechzpievati—
4Proto-Slavicpěvatito sing

via Czech žal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžalgrief; masculine singular past participle of...
2Proto-Slavicžalьburial monument; regret, sorrow
3Proto-Slavicžělь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic pěvati →Every word from Old Czech zpievati →Every word from Czech zpívat →