Where does “umaknuti” come from?
umaknuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
umaknuti (Serbo-Croatian): to escape, run away, break away
Definitions
- to escape, run away, break away
Ancestry of “umaknuti”, step by step
umaknuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian u
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | u | 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 màknuti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | màknuti | to take away, remove, displace (relocate position of something or someone) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъknǫti | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |