Where does “smlouva” come from?

smlouva (Czech) comes from Czech smluvit, from Czech mluvit, from Czech mluviti, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

smlouva (Czech): contract

Definitions

  1. contract

Ancestry of “smlouva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsmluvitto arrange (sth)
2Czechmluvitto speak
3CzechmluvitiObsolete form of mluvit
4Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “smlouva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →