Where does “поболтать” come from?
поболтать (Russian) comes from Russian болта́ть, from Proto-Slavic bьltati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
поболтать (Russian): to chat
Ancestry of “поболтать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | болта́ть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bьltati | to mix, stir; to babble |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |