Where does “добродій” come from?

добродій (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -і́й, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

добродій (Ukrainian): A person who commits good acts; a benefactor

Definitions

  1. A person who commits good acts; a benefactor

Ancestry of “добродій”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-і́йer, -or, -ist
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →