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Where does “mówić” come from?

mówić (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

mówić (Polish): to say, tell; to speak; to talk

Definitions

  1. to say, tell; to speak; to talk

Ancestry of “mówić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →