Where does “насти́гнуть” come from?
насти́гнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -сти́гнуть, from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
насти́гнуть (Russian): to catch up (with), to come close (to), to approach
Definitions
- to catch up (with), to come close (to), to approach
Ancestry of “насти́гнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -сти́гнуть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stignǫti | to attain; to catch up with, to reach |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |