Where does “дословно” come from?

дословно (Russian) comes from Russian досло́вный, from Russian сло́во, from Old East Slavic слово, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

дословно (Russian): verbatim, literally, word for word

Definitions

  1. verbatim, literally, word for word

Ancestry of “дословно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдосло́вныйliteral; verbatim
2Russianсло́воword
3Old East Slavicсловоword
4Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →