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Where does “бу́хнуть” come from?

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

бу́хнуть (Russian): to beat heavily; to swell

Definitions

  1. to beat heavily; to swell

Ancestry of “бу́хнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ну́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-nǫti—

Words derived from “бу́хнуть”

  • разбухнуть
  • набухнуть
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