Where does “скоромовка” come from?

скоромовка (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.

скоромовка (Ukrainian): tongue-twister

Definitions

  1. tongue-twister

Ancestry of “скоромовка”, step by step

скоромовка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian мо́ва

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

via Ukrainian ско́рий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianско́рийquick
2Proto-Slavicskorъfast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →
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