Where does “замовити” come from?

замовити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian мо́вити, from Proto-Slavic mъlviti, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.

замовити (Ukrainian): to order

Definitions

  1. to order

Ancestry of “замовити”, step by step

замовити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian мо́вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмо́витиto speak
2Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

via Ukrainian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзаbeyond
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →