Where does “нравиться” come from?
нравиться (Russian) comes from Russian нрав, from Old East Slavic нравъ, from Old Church Slavonic нравъ, from Old Church Slavonic нъравъ, from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.
Ancestry of “нравиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | нрав | character, temperament; disposition, temper;... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | нравъ | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | нравъ | Alternative form of нъравъ |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | нъравъ | nature, character |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | nȏrvъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |
Words derived from “нравиться”