Where does “мълва” come from?

мълва (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic mъlva, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

мълва (Bulgarian): rumour, gossip, scuttlebutt

Definitions

  1. rumour, gossip, scuttlebutt

Ancestry of “мълва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →