Where does “словоохотливый” come from?

словоохотливый (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.

словоохотливый (Russian): talkative, loquacious, garrulous

Definitions

  1. talkative, loquacious, garrulous

Ancestry of “словоохотливый”, step by step

словоохотливый 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 охо́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохо́таwish, inclination, desire
2Evenокатriver
3Proto-Tungusic*uKe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos
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