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Where does “брякнуть” come from?

брякнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bręknǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brínktei.

брякнуть (Russian): to clatter, to clang, to clank; to bang down, to...

Definitions

  1. to clatter, to clang, to clank; to bang down, to...

Ancestry of “брякнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbręknǫtito swell
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*brínktei—
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