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Where does “кануть в лету” come from?

кануть в лету (Russian) comes from Russian ка́нуть, from Proto-Slavic kapnǫti.

кануть в лету (Russian): to fall into oblivion

Definitions

  1. to fall into oblivion

Ancestry of “кануть в лету”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́нуть—
2Proto-Slavickapnǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kapnǫti →