Where does “mŏwa” come from?

mŏwa (Silesian) comes from Old Polish mowa, from Proto-Slavic mъlva, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

mŏwa (Silesian): speech

Definitions

  1. speech

Ancestry of “mŏwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmowaspeech
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 →