Where does “hvalospev” come from?

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

hvalospev (Serbo-Croatian): eulogy

Definitions

  1. eulogy

Ancestry of “hvalospev”, step by step

hvalospev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hvála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhválapraise
2Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Serbo-Croatian spevati

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