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Where does “вски́нуть” come from?

вски́нуть (Russian) comes from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

Ancestry of “вски́нуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвс-Alternative form of вз-
2Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
3Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “вски́нуть”

  • вскинуться
  • вскидывать
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