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Where does “dusēt” come from?

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

dusēt (Latvian): to sleep; to rest; to be dead, to rest

Definitions

  1. to sleep; to rest; to be dead, to rest

Ancestry of “dusēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandustto feel shortness of breath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdus-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰus-—

Words derived from “dusēt”

  • dusēšana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰus- →