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
- to leave, to quit, to forsake; to abandon, to...
Ancestry of “покинуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ки́нуть | to throw, to cast |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kydnǫti | to throw, to fling |