Where does “govorljiv” come from?

govorljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian govòriti, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

govorljiv (Serbo-Croatian): chatty, talkative, loquacious

Definitions

  1. chatty, talkative, loquacious

Ancestry of “govorljiv”, step by step

govorljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian govòriti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangovòritito speak, talk, converse
2Proto-Slavicgovorìtito speak, to talk
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govorìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian govòriti →