Where does “тъкнѫти” come from?

тъкнѫти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

тъкнѫти (Old Church Slavonic): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “тъкнѫти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti →