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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

  1. press, weight; oppression, yoke; weight , being...

Ancestry of “гнёт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнести́to oppress
2Proto-Slavicgnestì—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
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