Where does “благослови́ть” come from?
благослови́ть (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic благословити, from Ancient Greek εὐλογέω, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
благослови́ть (Russian): to bless
Definitions
- to bless
Ancestry of “благослови́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church Slavonic | благословити | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὐλογέω | I speak well of, praise; I call down the gods'... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |