Where does “wmówić” come from?

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

wmówić (Polish): to make to believe, to gaslight

Definitions

  1. to make to believe, to gaslight

Ancestry of “wmówić”, step by step

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