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Where does “vьrgnǫti” come from?

vьrgnǫti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wergʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

vьrgnǫti (Proto-Slavic): to throw

Definitions

  1. to throw

Ancestry of “vьrgnǫti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwergʷ-to cast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

Words derived from “vьrgnǫti”

  • -вергнуть
  • wierzgnąć
  • vrgnuti
  • вргнути
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