Where does “obmawiacz” come from?

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

obmawiacz (Polish): badmouther, slanderer

Definitions

  1. badmouther, slanderer

Ancestry of “obmawiacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishobmawiaczbadmouther, slanderer
2Old Polishobmawiaćto slander
3Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
4Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Old Polish ob- →Every word from Old Polish obmawiać →