Where does “книголюб” come from?

книголюб (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian любити, from Proto-Slavic ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

книголюб (Ukrainian): book lover, bibliophile person who loves books

Definitions

  1. book lover, bibliophile person who loves books

Ancestry of “книголюб”, step by step

книголюб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian любити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлюбитиto love, to like
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Ukrainian книга

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкнигаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ľubiti →