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Where does “-стигнуть” come from?

-стигнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “-стигнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “-стигнуть”

  • постигнуть
  • настигнуть
  • достигнуть
  • застигнуть
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