Where does “любо́вный” come from?

любо́вный (Russian) comes from Russian любо́вь, from Old East Slavic любꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ľuby, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

любо́вный (Russian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “любо́вный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлюбо́вьlove
2Old East Slavicлюбꙑlove
3Proto-Slavicľubylove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “любо́вный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľuby →