Where does “бо́жий” come from?

бо́жий (Russian) comes from Russian Бог, from Old East Slavic богъ, from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ — share, cut, wealth, luck.

бо́жий (Russian): divine

Definitions

  1. divine

Ancestry of “бо́жий”, step by step

бо́жий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Бог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБогGod
2Old East Slavicбогъgod
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

via Ukrainian бог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбогgod

Words derived from “бо́жий”

Every word from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ →Every word from Old East Slavic богъ →Every word from Russian Бог →
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