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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sęknǫti | to dry out |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sek- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “ся́кнуть”