Where does “празнословље” come from?
празнословље (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.
празнословље (Serbo-Croatian): claptrap, verbiage, rhetoric
Definitions
- claptrap, verbiage, rhetoric
Ancestry of “празнословље”, step by step
празнословље traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian сло̏во
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сло̏во | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 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 |
via Serbo-Croatian празно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | празно | emptily, vacantly |