Where does “набрекнути” come from?

набрекнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bręknǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brínktei — to swell.

набрекнути (Serbo-Croatian): to swell up, puff up

Definitions

  1. to swell up, puff up

Ancestry of “набрекнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbręknǫtito swell
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*brínkteito swell
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brínktei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bręknǫti →
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