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Where does “уткну́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “уткну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianткну́ть—
2Proto-Slavictъknǫti—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “уткну́ть”

  • уткнуться
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