Where does “краснословити” come from?
краснословити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сло̏во, from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “краснословити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сло̏во | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slȍvo | word |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |