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Where does “клеветник” come from?

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

клеветник (Russian): slanderer, calumniator

Definitions

  1. slanderer, calumniator

Ancestry of “клеветник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianклевета́ть—
2Old Church Slavonicклеветати—
3Proto-Slavic*klevetati—

Words derived from “клеветник”

  • клеветнический
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