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Where does “Ļubova” come from?

Ļubova (Latvian) comes from Russian любо́вь, from Old East Slavic любꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ľuby, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “Ļubova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлюбо́вьlove
2Old East Slavicлюбꙑ—
3Proto-Slavicľubylove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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