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Where does “sát” come from?

sát (Czech) comes from Old Czech ssáti, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sát (Czech): to suck; masculine singular passive participle of...

Definitions

  1. to suck; masculine singular passive participle of...

Ancestry of “sát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechssáti—
2Proto-Slavicsъsàti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “sát”

  • sál
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →