Where does “ткнуть” come from?
ткнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “ткнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tъknǫti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewk- | to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “ткнуть”