Where does “великодушен” come from?

великодушен (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian душа, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

великодушен (Macedonian): magnanimous, generous

Definitions

  1. magnanimous, generous

Ancestry of “великодушен”, step by step

великодушен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian душа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianдушаsoul; honey, sweetie, darling, dearie
2Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
3Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Macedonian велик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianвеликgrand; great
2Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Macedonian душа →