Where does “добро” come from?
добро (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English dobro, from Slovak dobro, from Slovak dobrý, from Old Polish dobry, from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ.
Ancestry of “добро”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dobro | An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator |
| 2 | Slovak | dobro | good; dobro |
| 3 | Slovak | dobrý | good |
| 4 | Old Polish | dobry | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dòbrъ | — |