Where does “любозна́тельный” come from?

любозна́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian зна́ть, from Old Russian знати, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

любозна́тельный (Russian): curious, inquisitive

Definitions

  1. curious, inquisitive

Ancestry of “любозна́тельный”, step by step

любозна́тельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зна́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзна́тьto know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
2Old Russianзнати—
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

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

Words derived from “любозна́тельный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →