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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kleveta

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Of uncertain provenance.

Vasmer connects it with *klьvati (“to peck, pick (of a bird)”). However, Trubachev proposes a better comparison with dialectal Czech kleviti(se) (“to gossip”) and Arkhangelsk dialectal Russian клевить (klevitʹ, “to tease, pester”).

Noun

*kleveta f[1]

  1. slander
  2. defamation

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kleveta”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 14

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “клевета”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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