Where does “усохнуть” come from?

усохнуть (Russian) comes from Russian со́хнуть, from Old East Slavic съхнути, from Proto-Slavic sъxnǫti — to dry, to wither.

усохнуть (Russian): to shrivel, to wither, becoming hard

Definitions

  1. to shrivel, to wither, becoming hard

Ancestry of “усохнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсо́хнутьto dry
2Old East Slavicсъхнути—
3Proto-Slavicsъxnǫtito dry, to wither
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъxnǫti →Every word from Old East Slavic съхнути →Every word from Russian со́хнуть →