Where does “покинуть” come from?

покинуть (Russian) comes from Russian ки́нуть, from Proto-Slavic kydnǫti — to throw, to fling.

покинуть (Russian): to leave, to quit, to forsake; to abandon, to...

Definitions

  1. to leave, to quit, to forsake; to abandon, to...

Ancestry of “покинуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianки́нутьto throw, to cast
2Proto-Slavickydnǫtito throw, to fling

Words derived from “покинуть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kydnǫti →Every word from Russian ки́нуть →