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Where does “mluvnice” come from?

mluvnice (Czech) comes from Polish mównica, from Polish mówić, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

mluvnice (Czech): grammar

Definitions

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Ancestry of “mluvnice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmównica—
2Polishmówićto say, tell; to speak; to talk
3Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “mluvnice”

  • mluvnický
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