Where does “обви́снуть” come from?
обви́снуть (Russian) comes from Russian ви́снуть, from Proto-Slavic *visnǫti — to hang.
обви́снуть (Russian): to hang, to droop, to sag
Definitions
- to hang, to droop, to sag
Ancestry of “обви́снуть”, step by step
обви́снуть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ви́снуть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ви́снуть | to droop, to hang down, to dangle |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *visnǫti | to hang |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |