Where does “гнёт” come from?
гнёт (Russian) comes from Russian гнести́, from Proto-Slavic gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
гнёт (Russian): press, weight; oppression, yoke; weight , being...
Definitions
- press, weight; oppression, yoke; weight , being...
Ancestry of “гнёт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | гнести́ | to oppress |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gnestì | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gnét- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵen- | — |