Where does “пря́нуть” come from?

пря́нуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic prędnǫti, from Proto-Slavic prędati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

пря́нуть (Russian): to jump

Definitions

  1. to jump

Ancestry of “пря́нуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprędnǫtito spring up
2Proto-Slavicprędatito jump, to leap; to step gently
3Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint

Words derived from “пря́нуть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prędati →Every word from Proto-Slavic prędnǫti →
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