Where does “болтунья” come from?

болтунья (Russian) comes from Russian болтун, from Russian болта́ть, from Proto-Slavic bьltati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

болтунья (Russian): an overly talkative person

Definitions

  1. an overly talkative person

Ancestry of “болтунья”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianболтунan overly talkative person, chatterbox
2Russianболта́тьto dangle
3Proto-Slavicbьltatito mix, stir; to babble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьltati →