Where does “obmowa” come from?

obmowa (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish obmówić, from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

obmowa (Old Polish): badmouthing; defamation, slander

Definitions

  1. badmouthing; defamation, slander

Ancestry of “obmowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishobmówićto slander
2Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
3Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “obmowa”

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Old Polish ob- →Every word from Old Polish obmówić →