Where does “mlčeti” come from?

mlčeti (Czech) comes from Czech mlčet, from Old Czech mlčěti, from Proto-Slavic mьlčati — to be silent.

mlčeti (Czech): Obsolete form of mlčet

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of mlčet

Ancestry of “mlčeti”, step by step

mlčeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech mlčet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmlčetnot to speak, to be silent
2Old Czechmlčětinot to speak, to be silent
3Proto-Slavicmьlčatito be silent

via Proto-Slavic mъlčati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъlčati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mьlčati →Every word from Old Czech mlčěti →Every word from Czech mlčet →