Where does “ткну́ть” come from?

ткну́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ткну́ть (Russian): to poke, to jab, to stick, to prod

Definitions

  1. to poke, to jab, to stick, to prod

Ancestry of “ткну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
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 “ткну́ть

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