Where does “жизнелюбие” come from?

жизнелюбие (Russian) comes from Russian люби́ть, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

жизнелюбие (Russian): love of life

Definitions

  1. love of life

Ancestry of “жизнелюбие”, step by step

жизнелюбие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Russian жизнь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжизньlife; practice
2Old Church Slavonicжизньlife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →