Where does “любопытно” come from?
любопытно (Russian) comes from Russian любопы́тный, from Russian люби́ть, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
любопытно (Russian): curiously, with curiosity; short neuter singular...
Definitions
- curiously, with curiosity; short neuter singular...
Ancestry of “любопытно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | любопы́тный | — |
| 2 | Russian | люби́ть | to love |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ľubiti | to love |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |