Where does “мо́ва” come from?

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

мо́ва (Ukrainian): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “мо́ва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмълва—
2Proto-Slavicmъlvaspeech
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say

Words derived from “мо́ва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →