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

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “благослови́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicблагословити
2Ancient GreekεὐλογέωI speak well of, praise; I call down the gods'...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “благослови́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος