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Where does “ныть” come from?

ныть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic nyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nūˀ(d)-.

ныть (Russian): to whimper, to whine, to yammer, to snivel, to...

Definitions

  1. to whimper, to whine, to yammer, to snivel, to...

Ancestry of “ныть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnytito yearn
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnūˀ(d)-—

Words derived from “ныть”

  • заныть
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