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Where does “dusēšana” come from?

dusēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian dusēt, from Lithuanian dust, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰus-.

dusēšana (Latvian): sleeping; verbal noun of dusēt

Definitions

  1. sleeping; verbal noun of dusēt

Ancestry of “dusēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandusētto sleep; to rest; to be dead, to rest
2Lithuaniandustto feel shortness of breath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰus-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰus- →