Where does “набекрень” come from?

набекрень (Russian) comes from Russian на́, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

набекрень (Russian): aslant, cocked, tilted to one side

Definitions

  1. aslant, cocked, tilted to one side

Ancestry of “набекрень”, step by step

набекрень traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Russian бекре́нь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбекре́нь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Russian на́ →