Where does “словообразование” come from?
словообразование (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.
словообразование (Russian): word formation
Definitions
- word formation
Ancestry of “словообразование”, step by step
словообразование traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сло́во
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сло́во | word |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | слово | word |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | slȍvo | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Russian образова́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | образова́ние | formation |