Where does “целительный” come from?
целительный (Russian) comes from Russian це́лить, from Russian цель, from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til — to share, divide.
целительный (Russian): healing, curing, salubrious
Definitions
- healing, curing, salubrious
Ancestry of “целительный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | це́лить | to aim (at) |
| 2 | Russian | цель | goal, target, aim, end, object; purpose;... |
| 3 | Polish | cel | goal, aim, objective; target; destination |
| 4 | Old Polish | cel | target |
| 5 | Czech | cíl | goal, objective |
| 6 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |