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

Definitions

  1. to chat

Ancestry of “поболтать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianболта́тьto dangle
2Proto-Slavicbьltatito mix, stir; to babble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьltati →