Where does “obmowa” come from?

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

obmowa (Polish): defamation, slander

Definitions

  1. defamation, slander

Ancestry of “obmowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishobmowabadmouthing; defamation, slander
2Old Polishobmówićto slander
3Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
4Proto-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 →