Where does “almužna” come from?

almužna (Slovene) comes from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “almužna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latineleemosynaalms; almshouse; pity, mercy
2Ancient Greekἐλεημοσύνηpity, mercy; alms, charity
3Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
4Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “almužna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti
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