Where does “добродушан” come from?

добродушан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ду́ша, from Proto-Slavic duša, from Proto-Slavic *duxja.

добродушан (Serbo-Croatian): well-intentioned, benign, harmless

Definitions

  1. well-intentioned, benign, harmless

Ancestry of “добродушан”, step by step

добродушан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ду́ша

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianду́шаsoul
2Proto-Slavicdušasoul; spirit
3Proto-Slavic*duxja—

via Serbo-Croatian до̏бар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдо̏барgood
2Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right
Every word from Proto-Slavic *duxja →Every word from Proto-Slavic duša →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ду́ша →