Where does “богољубец” come from?

богољубец (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian љуби, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

богољубец (Macedonian): pious man

Definitions

  1. pious man

Ancestry of “богољубец”, step by step

богољубец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian љуби

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianљубиto love
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Macedonian Бог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MacedonianБогGod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →
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