Where does “уткнуть” come from?
уткнуть (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 “уткнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ткну́ть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tъknǫti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewk- | to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “уткнуть”