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Where does “пони́кнуть” come from?

пони́кнуть (Russian) comes from Russian ни́кнуть, from Proto-Slavic niknǫti — to arise.

Ancestry of “пони́кнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianни́кнуть—
2Proto-Slavicniknǫtito arise

Words derived from “пони́кнуть”

  • поникать
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