Where does “немногословный” come from?
немногословный (Russian) comes from Russian многосло́вный, from Russian многословие, 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.
немногословный (Russian): terse, laconic
Definitions
- terse, laconic
Ancestry of “немногословный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | многосло́вный | verbose, prolix, long-winded |
| 2 | Russian | многословие | verbosity, longwindedness |
| 3 | Russian | сло́во | word |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | слово | word |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | slȍvo | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |