Where does “libovie” come from?

libovie (Romanian) comes from Romanian libov, from Old Church Slavonic любовь, from Proto-Slavic ľuby, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

libovie (Romanian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “libovie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlibovlove
2Old Church Slavonicлюбовь—
3Proto-Slavicľubylove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-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 ľuby →
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