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Where does “мо́кнуть” come from?

мо́кнуть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мокнути, from Proto-Slavic moknǫti — to become/get wet.

Ancestry of “мо́кнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмокнути—
2Proto-Slavicmoknǫtito become/get wet

Words derived from “мо́кнуть”

  • вымокнуть
  • вымокать
  • промокнуть
  • взмокнуть
  • намокнуть
  • намокать
Every word from Proto-Slavic moknǫti →