Where does “благословити” come from?
благословити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic слово, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
благословити (Old Church Slavonic): bless
Definitions
- bless
Ancestry of “благословити”, step by step
благословити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic слово
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | слово | word, speech; written text; mind, reason |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slȍvo | word |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Ancient Greek εὐλογέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | εὐλογέω | I speak well of, praise; I call down the gods'... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Old Church Slavonic благо
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | благо | — |