Where does “благовидный” come from?

благовидный (Russian) comes from Russian вид, from Old East Slavic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

благовидный (Russian): comely

Definitions

  1. comely

Ancestry of “благовидный”, step by step

благовидный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вид

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвидlook, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,...
2Old East Slavicвидъ—
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Russian бла́го

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбла́гоgood
2Proto-Slavicbôlgoblessing, good, well-being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →