Where does “речь” come from?

речь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

речь (Russian): speech, language; discourse, talk, conversation;...

Definitions

  1. speech, language; discourse, talk, conversation;...

Ancestry of “речь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
2Proto-Slavicrěk-—
3Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
4Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “речь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk- →