Where does “kašľь” come from?

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

kašľь (Proto-Slavic): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “kašľь”, step by step

kašľь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀsulia—
2Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀs-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

via Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀslia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀslia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia →