Where does “słowo” come from?

słowo (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic slȍvo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

słowo (Upper Sorbian): word

Definitions

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Ancestry of “słowo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicslȍvoword
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos →