Where does “умолча́ть” come from?

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

умолча́ть (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 “умолча́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “умолча́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →
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