Where does “засохнуть” come from?

засохнуть (Russian) comes from Russian со́хнуть, from Old East Slavic съхнути, from Proto-Slavic sъxnǫti — to dry, to wither.

засохнуть (Russian): to dry up; to wither

Definitions

  1. to dry up; to wither

Ancestry of “засохнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́хнутьto dry
2Old East Slavicсъхнути—
3Proto-Slavicsъxnǫtito dry, to wither
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъxnǫti →Every word from Old East Slavic съхнути →Every word from Russian со́хнуть →