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Where does “насти́гнуть” come from?

насти́гнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -сти́гнуть, from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “насти́гнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сти́гнуть—
2Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “насти́гнуть”

  • настигать
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