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Where does “киснути” come from?

киснути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ки̏сео, from Proto-Slavic kysělъ, from Proto-Slavic kysěti.

киснути (Serbo-Croatian): to get wet, soaked; to become sour

Definitions

  1. to get wet, soaked; to become sour

Ancestry of “киснути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianки̏сеоacidic; sour
2Proto-Slavickysělъsour
3Proto-Slavickysěti—

Words derived from “киснути”

  • покиснути
Every word from Proto-Slavic kysěti →