Where does “утону́ть” come from?

утону́ть (Russian) comes from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

утону́ть (Russian): to sink, to go down, to drown

Definitions

  1. to sink, to go down, to drown

Ancestry of “утону́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
2Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “утону́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →
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