Where does “pomówka” come from?

pomówka (Polish) comes from Polish pomowa, from Old Polish pomowa, from Old Polish pomówić, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

Ancestry of “pomówka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpomowaallegation
2Old Polishpomowaaccusation
3Old Polishpomówićto talk for a bit, to have a chat
4Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
5Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pomówić →
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