Where does “залюбки” come from?

залюбки (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

залюбки (Ukrainian): willingly, with pleasure

Definitions

  1. willingly, with pleasure

Ancestry of “залюбки”, step by step

залюбки traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзаbeyond
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Ukrainian лю́бий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлю́бийdear, beloved
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Ukrainian за →
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