Where does “помолвить” come from?
помолвить (Russian) comes from Russian мо́лвить, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.
помолвить (Russian): to proclaim as bridegroom or bride
Definitions
- to proclaim as bridegroom or bride
Ancestry of “помолвить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мо́лвить | to say |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъlviti | to speak, to say |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mluH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mlewH- | to say |