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Where does “заклинить” come from?

заклинить (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

Ancestry of “заклинить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-—
2Proto-Slavicza-for

Words derived from “заклинить”

  • заклинивать
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →