Where does “молва” come from?

молва (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мълва, from Proto-Slavic mъlva, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

молва (Russian): rumour/rumor, talk, hearsay

Definitions

  1. rumour/rumor, talk, hearsay

Ancestry of “молва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмълва—
2Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →