Where does “іншомовний” come from?

іншомовний (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.

іншомовний (Ukrainian): foreign-language

Definitions

  1. foreign-language

Ancestry of “іншомовний”, step by step

іншомовний 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 і́нший

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianі́ншийother, another, the other
2Proto-Slavic(j)inъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mluH-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъlva →