Where does “доброжела́тельный” come from?

доброжела́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian до́брый, from Old East Slavic добръ, from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ — good, right.

доброжела́тельный (Russian): benevolent, well-wishing

Definitions

  1. benevolent, well-wishing

Ancestry of “доброжела́тельный”, step by step

доброжела́тельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian до́брый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́брыйgood, well
2Old East Slavicдобръgood
3Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

via Russian жела́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжела́тьwish
2Proto-Slavicželàti—

Words derived from “доброжела́тельный”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic добръ →Every word from Russian до́брый →