Where does “mâlci” come from?

mâlci (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мльчати, from Proto-Slavic mьlčati — to be silent.

mâlci (Romanian): to stay silent

Definitions

  1. to stay silent

Ancestry of “mâlci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмльчатиto silent
2Proto-Slavicmьlčatito be silent
Every word from Proto-Slavic mьlčati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic мльчати →