Where does “вспотеть” come from?

вспотеть (Russian) comes from Russian поте́ть, from Russian пот, from Old East Slavic потъ, from Proto-Slavic potъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

вспотеть (Russian): to get sweaty, to perspire

Definitions

  1. to get sweaty, to perspire

Ancestry of “вспотеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоте́тьto sweat, to perspire
2Russianпотsweat, perspiration
3Old East Slavicпотъsweat
4Proto-Slavicpotъsweat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpaktassweat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpokʷtóscooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós →