Where does “добраніч” come from?

добраніч (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian до́брий, from Russian до́брый, from Old East Slavic добръ, from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ — good, right.

добраніч (Ukrainian): good night

Definitions

  1. good night

Ancestry of “добраніч”, step by step

добраніч traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian до́брий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдо́брийgood
2Russianдо́брыйgood, well
3Old East Slavicдобръgood
4Proto-Slavicdòbrъgood, right

via Ukrainian ніч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнічnight
2Old East Slavicночьnight
3Proto-Slavic*nòťьnight
Every word from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic добръ →Every word from Russian до́брый →