Where does “dobrodušan” come from?
dobrodušan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dȍbar, from Old Irish dó, from Proto-Celtic *dū, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
dobrodušan (Serbo-Croatian): well-intentioned, benign, harmless
Definitions
- well-intentioned, benign, harmless
Ancestry of “dobrodušan”, step by step
dobrodušan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian dȍbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dȍbar | good |
| 2 | Old Irish | dó | third-person singular masculine and neuter of do;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *dū | to, towards |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Serbo-Croatian dúša
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dúša | soul |