мовити

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

From early мо́лвити (mólviti) with labiovelarization -olv- > -oŭv- > -ov-, inherited from Old East Slavic мъ́лвити (mŭ́lviti), from Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lviti, from *mъ̀lva; or continues Proto-Balto-Slavic *múlˀwīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥wH-éye-ti, from *mlewH-.[1] By surface analysis, мо́ва (móva) +‎ -ити (-iti).

Verb

мовити (movitiimpf

  1. to speak
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References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъlviti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 227:ст.-укр. молвити (1370), мовити (1388); ст.-бел. молвити, мовитиst.-ukr. molviti (1370), moviti (1388); st.-bel. molviti, moviti

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mъlviti. Cognates include Czech mluviti, Polish mówić. Equivalent to мова (mova) +‎ -ити (-yty).

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Verb

мо́вити (móvytyimpf or pf

  1. to speak

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