Where does “мова” come from?
мова (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic мълва, from Proto-Slavic mъlva, from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- — to say.
мова (Ukrainian): language
Ancestry of “мова”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | мълва | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъlva | speech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mluH-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mlewH- | to say |