Where does “высасывать” come from?

высасывать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́сосать, from Russian соса́ть, from Old East Slavic съсати, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

высасывать (Russian): to suck out

Definitions

  1. to suck out

Ancestry of “высасывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́сосатьto suck out
2Russianсоса́тьto suck
3Old East Slavicсъсати—
4Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
7Proto-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- →