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Where does “ки́снуть” come from?

ки́снуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic kysnǫti — to become/get wet; to become/turn sour.

Ancestry of “ки́снуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickysnǫtito become/get wet; to become/turn sour

Words derived from “ки́снуть”

  • раскиснуть
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