Where does “susai” come from?

susai (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian сусаі, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

susai (Romanian): sow thistle (Sonchus)

Definitions

  1. sow thistle (Sonchus)

Ancestry of “susai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсусаі—
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- →