Where does “шмыгнуть” come from?

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

шмыгнуть (Russian): to dart, to dash, to run quickly; to dart about

Definitions

  1. to dart, to dash, to run quickly; to dart about

Ancestry of “шмыгнуть”, step by step

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