Where does “заткну́ть” come from?

заткну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ткну́ть, from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

заткну́ть (Russian): to stop up, to plug, to cork

Definitions

  1. to stop up, to plug, to cork

Ancestry of “заткну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianткну́тьto poke, to jab, to stick, to prod
2Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “заткну́ть

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