Where does “předmluva” come from?

předmluva (Czech) comes from Czech mluva, from Proto-Slavic mъlva, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

předmluva (Czech): preface, foreword

Definitions

  1. preface, foreword

Ancestry of “předmluva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmluvaspeech
2Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
4Proto-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 →