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
Ancestry of “угинути”, step by step
угинути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian у
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | у | in, at; to, into; on, in, at, during |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Serbo-Croatian гинути
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | гинути | to be killed, perish; to long for, dream of;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gynǫti | to perish |