Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ľubъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubas, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-o-s, from *lewbʰ- (to love). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *leubaz.

Adjective

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*ľubъ[1][2]

  1. sweet, pleasant

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ļubъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281:adj. o ‘sweet, pleasant’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “ljubъ ljuba ljubo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 108; PR 138)