Where does “отмалчиваться” come from?

отмалчиваться (Russian) comes from Russian отмолча́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

отмалчиваться (Russian): to intentionally not answer, to keep silent in response

Definitions

  1. to intentionally not answer, to keep silent in response

Ancestry of “отмалчиваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотмолча́тьсяto intentionally not answer, to keep silent in response
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →