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Where does “умолча́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “умолча́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
2Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “умолча́ть”

  • умалчивать
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