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Where does “ни́кнуть” come from?

ни́кнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic niknǫti — to arise.

Ancestry of “ни́кнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicniknǫtito arise

Words derived from “ни́кнуть”

  • вникнуть
  • сникнуть
  • приникнуть
  • поникнуть
  • ничком
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