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Where does “стрельнуть” come from?

стрельнуть (Russian) comes from Russian стреля́ть, from Old East Slavic стрѣляти, from Proto-Slavic strěľati.

стрельнуть (Russian): to shoot , to fire , to fire a shot; to cadge, to...

Definitions

  1. to shoot , to fire , to fire a shot; to cadge, to...

Ancestry of “стрельнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстреля́ть—
2Old East Slavicстрѣлятиthrow arrows
3Proto-Slavicstrěľati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic strěľati →