Where does “любо́вь” come from?
любо́вь (Russian) comes 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.
любо́вь (Russian): love
Ancestry of “любо́вь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | любꙑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ľuby | love |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
Words derived from “любо́вь”