Where does “мълва” come from?

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

Ancestry of “мълва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “мълва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →