Where does “мъкнѫти” come from?

мъкнѫти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

мъкнѫти (Old Church Slavonic): to move

Definitions

  1. to move

Ancestry of “мъкнѫти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →