Where does “пустословие” come from?

пустословие (Russian) comes 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.

пустословие (Russian): empty rhetoric, twaddle, verbiage

Definitions

  1. empty rhetoric, twaddle, verbiage

Ancestry of “пустословие”, step by step

пустословие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сло́во

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсло́воword
2Old East Slavicсловоword
3Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Russian пусто́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпусто́йfutile
2Old East Slavicпоустъ—
3Proto-Slavicpȗstъdesolate; empty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →