Where does “ssać” come from?

ssać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

ssać (Polish): to suckle, to suck milk from a nursing mother; to...

Definitions

  1. to suckle, to suck milk from a nursing mother; to...

Ancestry of “ssać”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ssać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →