Where does “заныть” come from?

заныть (Russian) comes from Russian ныть, from Proto-Slavic nyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)-.

заныть (Russian): to ache/hurt; to whine

Definitions

  1. to ache/hurt; to whine

Ancestry of “заныть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнытьto whimper, to whine, to yammer, to snivel, to...
2Proto-Slavicnytito yearn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnūˀ(d)-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nyti →Every word from Russian ныть →