Where does “клопотивъ” come from?

клопотивъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic клопотъ, from Proto-Slavic klopotъ — clatter, tumult, noise.

клопотивъ (Old Church Slavonic): melodious, sweet-voiced, tuneful, mellifluous

Definitions

  1. melodious, sweet-voiced, tuneful, mellifluous

Ancestry of “клопотивъ”, step by step

клопотивъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic клопотъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicклопотъrattle, rumble
2Proto-Slavicklopotъclatter, tumult, noise

via Old Church Slavonic ивъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicивъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic klopotъEvery word from Old Church Slavonic клопотъ