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Where does “сохнуть” come from?

сохнуть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic съхнути, from Proto-Slavic sъxnǫti — to dry, to wither.

Ancestry of “сохнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсъхнути—
2Proto-Slavicsъxnǫtito dry, to wither

Words derived from “сохнуть”

  • пересохнуть
  • засохнуть
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