Where does “krasnorečiv” come from?

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

krasnorečiv (Serbo-Croatian): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “krasnorečiv”, step by step

krasnorečiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian reč

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

via Serbo-Croatian krȃsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȃsanbeautiful, 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- →
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