Where does “марносла́вний” come from?

марносла́вний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian слава, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

марносла́вний (Ukrainian): vainglorious

Definitions

  1. vainglorious

Ancestry of “марносла́вний”, step by step

марносла́вний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian слава

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianславаglory; fame
2Proto-Slavicslàvafame; glory; glory, fame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ukrainian ма́рний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianма́рнийfutile, vain, useless, unavailing, fruitless
2Ukrainian-ість-hood, -ness, -ity
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “марносла́вний”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàva →
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