Where does “утаивать” come from?

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

утаивать (Russian): to conceal, to keep to oneself, to keep a secret;...

Definitions

  1. to conceal, to keep to oneself, to keep a secret;...

Ancestry of “утаивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianутаи́тьto conceal, to keep to oneself, to keep a secret
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 утаи́ть →