Where does “богоборьць” come from?

богоборьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic борьць, from Proto-Slavic *borьcь — fighter, wrestler.

богоборьць (Old Church Slavonic): one who fights with god

Definitions

  1. one who fights with god

Ancestry of “богоборьць”, step by step

богоборьць traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic борьць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicборьцьfighter
2Proto-Slavic*borьcьfighter, wrestler

via Old Church Slavonic богъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбогъgod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Slavic *borьcь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic борьць →