Where does “чухнуть” come from?

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

чухнуть (Russian): to drive, to compel, as a pig or horse, particularly as if interjecting чух

Definitions

  1. to drive, to compel, as a pig or horse, particularly as if interjecting чух

Ancestry of “чухнуть”, step by step

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