Where does “premknúť” come from?

premknúť (Slovak) comes from Slovak -mknúť, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

premknúť (Slovak): to seize, to overcome, to permeate

Definitions

  1. to seize, to overcome, to permeate

Ancestry of “premknúť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-mknúť—
2Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →