Where does “помолчать” come from?

помолчать (Russian) comes from Russian молча́ть, from Proto-Slavic mьlčati — to be silent.

помолчать (Russian): to keep silent, to be silent

Definitions

  1. to keep silent, to be silent

Ancestry of “помолчать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмолча́тьto be silent
2Proto-Slavicmьlčatito be silent
Every word from Proto-Slavic mьlčati →Every word from Russian молча́ть →