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Where does “стена́ть” come from?

стена́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic stenàti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

стена́ть (Russian): to moan, groan

Definitions

  1. to moan, groan

Ancestry of “стена́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstenàti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tenh₂-to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...

Words derived from “стена́ть”

  • стенание
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