Where does “małomówny” come from?

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

małomówny (Polish): reticent, taciturn

Definitions

  1. reticent, taciturn

Ancestry of “małomówny”, step by step

małomówny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mówić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmówićto say, tell; to speak; to talk
2Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

via Polish Mały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałysmall, little
2Old Polishmałysmall, little
3Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →