Where does “мовляти” come from?

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

Ancestry of “мовляти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмо́витиto speak
2Proto-Slavicmъlvitito speak, to say
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmluH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmlewH-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlviti →