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Where does “молвить” come from?

молвить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

молвить (Russian): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “молвить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “молвить”

  • помолвить
  • вымолвить
  • обмолвиться
  • промолвить
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