Where does “blagosloviti” come from?

blagosloviti (Slovene) comes from Old Church Slavonic благословити, from Old Church Slavonic слово, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

blagosloviti (Slovene): to bless

Definitions

  1. to bless

Ancestry of “blagosloviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicблагословитиbless
2Old Church Slavonicсловоword, speech; written text; mind, reason
3Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →