Where does “скороговорка” come from?

скороговорка (Russian) comes from Russian говори́ть, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

скороговорка (Russian): tongue-twister (phrase which is difficult to say)

Definitions

  1. tongue-twister (phrase which is difficult to say)

Ancestry of “скороговорка”, step by step

скороговорка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian говори́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговори́тьto speak; speak
2Proto-Slavicgovorìtito speak, to talk
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry

via Russian ско́рый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianско́рыйfast, quick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govorìti →Every word from Russian говори́ть →