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Where does “ся́кнуть” come from?

ся́кнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic sęknǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sek-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “ся́кнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsęknǫtito dry out
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsek-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “ся́кнуть”

  • иссякнуть
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