Where does “смекнуть” come from?
смекнуть (Russian) comes from Russian смека́ть, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
смекнуть (Russian): to understand, to get it, to catch on, to realize
Definitions
- to understand, to get it, to catch on, to realize
Ancestry of “смекнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | смека́ть | to understand, to get |
| 2 | Russian | с- | down; off, from off |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |