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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъknǫti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “ткнуть”

  • ткнуться
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