Where does “угинути” come from?

угинути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

угинути (Serbo-Croatian): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “угинути”, step by step

угинути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian гинути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгинутиto be killed, perish; to long for, dream of;...
2Proto-Slavicgynǫtito perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)