Where does “влаголюбивый” come from?

влаголюбивый (Russian) comes from Russian вла́га, from Old Church Slavonic влага, from Proto-Slavic volga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wolg-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

влаголюбивый (Russian): Requiring high levels of moisture or watering

Definitions

  1. Requiring high levels of moisture or watering

Ancestry of “влаголюбивый”, step by step

влаголюбивый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вла́га

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвла́гаmoisture
2Old Church Slavonicвлагаmoisture
3Proto-Slavicvolgamoisture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwálˀgāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwolg-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Russian люби́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлюби́тьto love
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wolg-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wálˀgāˀ →