Where does “любити” come from?

любити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

любити (Old Church Slavonic): love; wish

Definitions

  1. love; wish

Ancestry of “любити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicľubitito love
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →
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