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Where does “онеметь” come from?

онеметь (Russian) comes from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

онеметь (Russian): to become dumb, to mute; to become numb

Definitions

  1. to become dumb, to mute; to become numb

Ancestry of “онеметь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
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