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Where does “мигать” come from?

мигать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic migati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.

мигать (Russian): to blink

Definitions

  1. to blink

Ancestry of “мигать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmigatito blink
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmeyg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—

Words derived from “мигать”

  • замигать
  • мигнуть
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