Where does “хвалоспјев” come from?

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

хвалоспјев (Serbo-Croatian): eulogy

Definitions

  1. eulogy

Ancestry of “хвалоспјев”, step by step

хвалоспјев traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian хва́ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхва́лаthank
2Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Serbo-Croatian спјевати

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