Where does “болтун” come from?
болтун (Russian) comes from Russian болта́ть, from Proto-Slavic bьltati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
болтун (Russian): an overly talkative person, chatterbox
Definitions
- an overly talkative person, chatterbox
Ancestry of “болтун”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | болта́ть | to dangle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bьltati | to mix, stir; to babble |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “болтун”