Where does “похвалити” come from?

похвалити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

похвалити (Serbo-Croatian): to praise, laud, commend; to boast, brag

Definitions

  1. to praise, laud, commend; to boast, brag

Ancestry of “похвалити”, step by step

похвалити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian хвалити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхвалитиto praise, commend, laud; to extol, glorify; to...
2Proto-Slavicxvalitito praise
3Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Ukrainian хвали́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхвали́тиto praise, to commend, to compliment, to laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →