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Where does “опу́хнуть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “опу́хнуть”, 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—

Words derived from “опу́хнуть”

  • опухать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →