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Where does “kāˀs-” come from?

kāˀs- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

Ancestry of “kāˀs-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “kāˀs-”

  • kaszleć
  • кашла
  • kašьľati
  • kašьľь
  • kašľь
  • kāˀslia
  • kāˀsulia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →