Where does “poticni” come from?

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

poticni (Romanian): to stumble, to flounder

Definitions

  1. to stumble, to flounder

Ancestry of “poticni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпотъкнѫтиto set up, prop up
2Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “poticni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti →