Where does “утонуть” come from?
утонуть (Russian) comes from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
Ancestry of “утонуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | у- | away; with a more concrete purpose |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |
Words derived from “утонуть”