Where does “вкрасться” come from?

вкрасться (Russian) comes from Russian кра́сться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

вкрасться (Russian): to steal in, to creep in, to slip in

Definitions

  1. to steal in, to creep in, to slip in

Ancestry of “вкрасться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкра́стьсяto stalk, to prowl, to slink
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ
4Proto-Slaviconeself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “вкрасться

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Russian -сяEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen