Where does “недосказывать” come from?
недосказывать (Russian) comes from Russian недосказа́ть, from Russian недо-, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
недосказывать (Russian): to leave unsaid, to not say a lot (of), to not say everything (about)
Definitions
- to leave unsaid, to not say a lot (of), to not say everything (about)
Ancestry of “недосказывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | недосказа́ть | to leave unsaid, to not say a lot (of), to not say everything (about) |
| 2 | Russian | недо- | under-, insufficiently |
| 3 | Russian | не- | un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- |
| 4 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |