Where does “метамова” come from?

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

метамова (Ukrainian): metalanguage

Definitions

  1. metalanguage

Ancestry of “метамова”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмо́ваlanguage
2Old East Slavicмълва—
3Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
5Proto-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 →