Where does “добривечір” come from?

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

добривечір (Ukrainian): good evening

Definitions

  1. good evening

Ancestry of “добривечір”, step by step

добривечір traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian до́брий

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

via Ukrainian ве́чір

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianве́чірevening
2Proto-Slavicvečerъevening
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—
Every word from Proto-Slavic dòbrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic добръ →Every word from Russian до́брый →