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Where does “закусить” come from?

закусить (Russian) comes from Russian куси́ть, from Proto-Slavic kǫsiti.

Ancestry of “закусить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкуси́ть—
2Proto-Slavickǫsiti—

Words derived from “закусить”

  • zakuska
  • закуска
  • закусывать
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