Where does “niemowa” come from?

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

niemowa (Polish): muteness

Definitions

  1. muteness

Ancestry of “niemowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishniemowamuteness
2Polishmówićto say, tell; to speak; to talk
3Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →
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