Where does “красноречив” come from?

красноречив (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian реч, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

красноречив (Serbo-Croatian): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “красноречив”, step by step

красноречив traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian реч

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianречword
2Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
3Proto-Slavicrěk-—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

via Serbo-Croatian кра̑сан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкра̑санbeautiful, pretty
2Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk- →