Where does “всовать” come from?

всовать (Russian) comes from Russian сова́ть, from Old East Slavic совати, from Proto-Slavic sovati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śauˀ-.

всовать (Russian): to stuff, to cram

Definitions

  1. to stuff, to cram

Ancestry of “всовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсова́тьto put; to slip, to give; to poke in
2Old East Slavicсоватиthrow
3Proto-Slavicsovatito shove
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśauˀ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śauˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sovati →Every word from Old East Slavic совати →