Where does “мов” come from?
мов (Macedonian) comes from Ukrainian мо́вити, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.
мов (Macedonian): moss
Ancestry of “мов”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мо́вити | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъlviti | to speak, to say |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mluH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mlewH- | to say |