Where does “словечко” come from?

словечко (Russian) comes from Russian словцо́, 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.

словечко (Russian): word

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Ancestry of “словечко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсловцо́word
2Russianсло́воword
3Old East Slavicсловоword
4Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →