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Where does “kasel” come from?

kasel (Cornish) comes from Proto-Slavic kaš(ь)ľь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

kasel (Cornish): armpit

Definitions

  1. armpit

Ancestry of “kasel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickaš(ь)ľьcough
2Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀsulia—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “kasel”

  • diwgasel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →