Where does “окаменеть” come from?

окаменеть (Russian) comes from Russian камене́ть, from Russian ка́мень, from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

окаменеть (Russian): to turn to stone, to petrify; to petrify, to be...

Definitions

  1. to turn to stone, to petrify; to petrify, to be...

Ancestry of “окаменеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкамене́тьto turn to stone, to petrify
2Russianка́меньstone, rock
3Old East Slavicкамень—
4Proto-Slavickamystone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “окаменеть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →