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Where does “дословность” come from?

дословность (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.

дословность (Russian): literalness, verbatimness

Definitions

  1. literalness, verbatimness

Ancestry of “дословность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдосло́вный—
2Russianсло́воword
3Old East Slavicслово—
4Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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