Uncertain:
- Derksen, LIV: No cognates outside of Slavic. If inherited, the root would be *melk- or *melkʷ-.
- Černykh, Vasmer, Mladenov, Snoj: From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂k-, per Mladenov probably a k-extension of *melh₂- (“to grind, to mill”). Akin to Lithuanian mùlkis (“simpleton”), Latvian muļķis m, muļķe f (“fool”) within Balto-Slavic; and to Sanskrit मूर्ख (mūrkhá, “stupid”), Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft, gentle, serene”), βλάξ (bláx, “stupid”), Old Irish malcaid (“to rot”) in other Indo-European languages.
*mьlčàti impf (perfective *mьlknǫti)[1][2][3]
- to be silent
Conjugation of
*mьlčati, *mьlča, *mьlčitь (
impf.,
-ě/i-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
| Verbal noun
|
Infinitive
|
Supine
|
L-participle
|
| *mьlčanьje
|
*mьlčati
|
*mьlčatъ
|
*mьlčalъ
|
|
|
Participles
|
| Tense
|
Past
|
Present
|
| Passive
|
*mьlčanъ
|
*mьlčimъ
|
| Active
|
*mьlčavъ
|
*mьlčę
|
|
|
Aorist
|
Present
|
| Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
| Singular
|
*mьlčaxъ |
*mьlča |
*mьlča
|
*mьlčǫ |
*mьlčiši |
*mьlčitь
|
| Dual
|
*mьlčaxově |
*mьlčasta |
*mьlčaste
|
*mьlčivě |
*mьlčita |
*mьlčite
|
| Plural
|
*mьlčaxomъ |
*mьlčaste |
*mьlčašę
|
*mьlčimъ |
*mьlčite |
*mьlčętь
|
|
|
Imperfect
|
Imperative
|
| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
| Singular
|
*mьlčaaxъ |
*mьlčaaše |
*mьlčaaše
|
— |
*mьlči |
*mьlči
|
| Dual
|
*mьlčaaxově |
*mьlčaašeta |
*mьlčaašete
|
*mьlčivě |
*mьlčita |
—
|
| Plural
|
*mьlčaaxomъ |
*mьlčaašete |
*mьlčaaxǫ
|
*mьlčimъ |
*mьlčite |
—
|
Dialectally:
Conjugation of
*mьlčati, *mьlča, *mьlčetь (
impf.,
-ě/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm ?)
| Verbal noun
|
Infinitive
|
Supine
|
L-participle
|
| *mьlčanьje
|
*mьlčati
|
*mьlčatъ
|
*mьlčalъ
|
|
|
Participles
|
| Tense
|
Past
|
Present
|
| Passive
|
*mьlčanъ
|
*mьlčemъ
|
| Active
|
*mьlčavъ
|
*mьlčę
|
|
|
Aorist
|
Present
|
| Person
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
| Singular
|
*mьlčaxъ |
*mьlča |
*mьlča
|
*mьlčǫ |
*mьlčeši |
*mьlčetь
|
| Dual
|
*mьlčaxově |
*mьlčasta |
*mьlčaste
|
*mьlčevě |
*mьlčeta |
*mьlčete
|
| Plural
|
*mьlčaxomъ |
*mьlčaste |
*mьlčašę
|
*mьlčemъ |
*mьlčete |
*mьlčǫtь
|
|
|
Imperfect
|
Imperative
|
| Person
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd
|
| Singular
|
*mьlčaaxъ |
*mьlčaaše |
*mьlčaaše
|
— |
*mьlči |
*mьlči
|
| Dual
|
*mьlčaaxově |
*mьlčaašeta |
*mьlčaašete
|
*mьlčivě |
*mьlčita |
—
|
| Plural
|
*mьlčaaxomъ |
*mьlčaašete |
*mьlčaaxǫ
|
*mьlčimъ |
*mьlčite |
—
|
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mьlčàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340: “v. (c) ‘be silent’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mьlčati: mьlčjǫ mьlčitь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c tie (PR 139)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “molčati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *mьlča̋ti, *mьlťi̋”
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьlčati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 102
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “молча́ть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 540
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молча́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мълча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 391
