Where does “клеветник” come from?

клеветник (Russian) comes from Russian клевета́ть, from Old Church Slavonic клеветати, from Proto-Slavic *klevetati — to slander, to calumniate.

клеветник (Russian): slanderer, calumniator

Definitions

  1. slanderer, calumniator

Ancestry of “клеветник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianклевета́тьto slander, to calumniate, to libel
2Old Church Slavonicклеветатиto slander
3Proto-Slavic*klevetatito slander, to calumniate

Words derived from “клеветник”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *klevetati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic клеветати →Every word from Russian клевета́ть →