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Where does “отхлебнуть” come from?

отхлебнуть (Russian) comes from Russian хлебну́ть, from Russian хлеба́ть, from Proto-Slavic *xlebati.

Ancestry of “отхлебнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхлебну́ть—
2Russianхлеба́ть—
3Proto-Slavic*xlebati—

Words derived from “отхлебнуть”

  • отхлёбывать
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