Where does “хвалоспев” come from?

хвалоспев (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian хва́ла, from Proto-Slavic xvala — praise; thanks.

хвалоспев (Serbo-Croatian): eulogy

Definitions

  1. eulogy

Ancestry of “хвалоспев”, step by step

хвалоспев traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian хва́ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхва́лаthank
2Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Serbo-Croatian спевати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianспеватиto compose (a poem), to write verse
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Serbo-Croatian хва́ла →