Where does “mъknǫti” come from?

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

mъknǫti (Proto-Slavic): to move

Definitions

  1. to move

Ancestry of “mъknǫti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “mъknǫti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-