Where does “hvalospjev” come from?

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

hvalospjev (Serbo-Croatian): eulogy

Definitions

  1. eulogy

Ancestry of “hvalospjev”, step by step

hvalospjev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hvála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhválapraise
2Proto-Slavicxvalapraise; thanks

via Serbo-Croatian spjev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianspjevpoem; canto
Every word from Proto-Slavic xvala →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hvála →