Where does “покиснути” come from?

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

покиснути (Serbo-Croatian): to get wet, soaked, drenched by rain

Definitions

  1. to get wet, soaked, drenched by rain

Ancestry of “покиснути”, step by step

покиснути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian киснути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкиснутиto get wet, soaked; to become sour
2Serbo-Croatianки̏сеоacidic; sour
3Proto-Slavickysělъsour
4Proto-Slavickysěti—

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Slavic kysěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kysělъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ки̏сео →
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