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
- to pass over in silence, to hold back, to hush up
Ancestry of “умалчивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | умолча́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | у- | away; with a more concrete purpose |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |