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Where does “вникать” come from?

вникать (Russian) comes from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

вникать (Russian): to penetrate, to delve into, to consider...

Definitions

  1. to penetrate, to delve into, to consider...

Ancestry of “вникать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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