Where does “брыкнуть” come from?

брыкнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -ну́ть, from Proto-Slavic -nǫti.

брыкнуть (Russian): to kick by the hind legs

Definitions

  1. to kick by the hind legs

Ancestry of “брыкнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ну́тьsuffix used to create primary
2Proto-Slavic-nǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nǫti →Every word from Russian -ну́ть →