Where does “умалчивать” come from?

умалчивать (Russian) comes from Russian умолча́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

умалчивать (Russian): to pass over in silence, to hold back, to hush up

Definitions

  1. to pass over in silence, to hold back, to hush up

Ancestry of “умалчивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianумолча́тьto pass over in silence, to hold back, to hush up
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian умолча́ть →