Where does “доброжелатель” come from?

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

доброжелатель (Russian): well-wisher

Definitions

  1. well-wisher

Ancestry of “доброжелатель”, step by step

доброжелатель 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 “доброжелатель”

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