Where does “словолюбьць” come from?

словолюбьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

словолюбьць (Old Church Slavonic): one who loves words, literature

Definitions

  1. one who loves words, literature

Ancestry of “словолюбьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonic-ьцьdiminutive, small
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →
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