Where does “wyssać” come from?

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

wyssać (Polish): to suck out

Definitions

  1. to suck out

Ancestry of “wyssać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishssaćto suckle, to suck milk from a nursing mother; to...
2Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →