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Where does “такнути” come from?

такнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

такнути (Serbo-Croatian): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “такнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictъknǫti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “такнути”

  • истакнути
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