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Where does “досягнуть” come from?

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

досягнуть (Russian): to reach, to get; to attain

Definitions

  1. to reach, to get; to attain

Ancestry of “досягнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдосяга́ть—
2Russianсяга́ть—
3Proto-Slavicsęgatito reach for, to attain
4Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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