Where does “хвалёный” come from?

хвалёный (Russian) comes from Russian хвали́ть, from Old East Slavic хвалити, from Proto-Slavic xvaliti, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.

хвалёный (Russian): (much) vaunted; celebrated

Definitions

  1. (much) vaunted; celebrated

Ancestry of “хвалёный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхвали́тьpraise
2Old East Slavicхвалити—
3Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
4Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvaliti →Every word from Old East Slavic хвалити →