Where does “чекнуть” come from?

чекнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -ну́ть, from Proto-Slavic -nǫti.

чекнуть (Russian): to check, to skip a move

Definitions

  1. to check, to skip a move

Ancestry of “чекнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ну́тьsuffix used to create primary
2Proto-Slavic-nǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nǫti →Every word from Russian -ну́ть →