Where does “клевета́ть” come from?
клевета́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic клеветати, from Proto-Slavic *klevetati — to slander, to calumniate.
клевета́ть (Russian): to slander, to calumniate, to libel
Definitions
- to slander, to calumniate, to libel
Ancestry of “клевета́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | клеветати | to slander |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *klevetati | to slander, to calumniate |