Where does “promlčet” come from?

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

promlčet (Czech): to be statute-barred

Definitions

  1. to be statute-barred

Ancestry of “promlčet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmlčetnot to speak, to be silent
2Old Czechmlčětinot to speak, to be silent
3Proto-Slavicmьlčatito be silent
Every word from Proto-Slavic mьlčati →Every word from Old Czech mlčěti →Every word from Czech mlčet →
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