Where does “богомілля” come from?

богомілля (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian моли́тися, from Old East Slavic молитисꙗ, from Proto-Slavic modliti sę — to pray.

богомілля (Ukrainian): pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage

Ancestry of “богомілля”, step by step

богомілля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian моли́тися

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмоли́тисяto pray
2Old East Slavicмолитисꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicmodliti sęto pray

via Ukrainian бог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбогgod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti sę →Every word from Old East Slavic молитисꙗ →Every word from Ukrainian моли́тися →
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