Where does “приникать” come from?
приникать (Russian) comes from Russian прини́кнуть, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
приникать (Russian): to press oneself (against), to press oneself close (to), to nestle (against, to), to nestle close (to)
Definitions
- to press oneself (against), to press oneself close (to), to nestle (against, to), to nestle close (to)
Ancestry of “приникать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прини́кнуть | to press oneself (against), to press oneself close (to), to nestle (against, to), to nestle close (to) |
| 2 | Russian | при- | arrival; attachment, on; adding to |
| 3 | Russian | при | in the presence of; in the time of; at, by |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pri | next to, by, at; with; to |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |