Where does “чревовещание” come from?

чревовещание (Russian) comes from Russian веща́ние, from Russian веща́ть, from Proto-Slavic věščati — to prophesy, to foretell.

чревовещание (Russian): ventriloquism art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source

Definitions

  1. ventriloquism art of projecting one's voice so that it appears to come from another source

Ancestry of “чревовещание”, step by step

чревовещание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian веща́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвеща́ниеbroadcasting
2Russianвеща́тьto broadcast to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
3Proto-Slavicvěščatito prophesy, to foretell

via Russian чре́во

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчре́воbelly
Every word from Proto-Slavic věščati