Where does “bohužiaľ” come from?

bohužiaľ (Slovak) comes from Slovak žiaľ, from Proto-Slavic *žàlь — burial monument.

bohužiaľ (Slovak): unfortunately

Definitions

  1. unfortunately

Ancestry of “bohužiaľ”, step by step

bohužiaľ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak žiaľ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakžiaľgrief
2Proto-Slavic*žàlьburial monument

via Czech Bohu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechBohu—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žàlь →Every word from Slovak žiaľ →