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Where does “богоборьць” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. one who fights with god

Ancestry of “богоборьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicборьцьfighter
2Proto-Slavic*borьcь—
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