Where does “ревнивий” come from?

ревнивий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic rьvьnivъ, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ревнивий (Ukrainian): jealous suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection

Definitions

  1. jealous suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection

Ancestry of “ревнивий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrьvьnivъdesirable, likable; jealous, envious
2Proto-Slavic-ivъ—
3Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ivъ →
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