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Where does “оттолкну́ть” come from?

оттолкну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian толкну́ть, from Old East Slavic тълкнути, from Proto-Slavic *tьlknǫti.

Ancestry of “оттолкну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтолкну́ть—
2Old East Slavicтълкнутиto push; to knock; to attack
3Proto-Slavic*tьlknǫti—

Words derived from “оттолкну́ть”

  • оттолкнуться
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