Where does “засасывать” come from?

засасывать (Russian) comes from Russian засоса́ть, 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.

засасывать (Russian): to start to suck on (something)

Definitions

  1. to start to suck on (something)

Ancestry of “засасывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзасоса́тьto start to suck on (something)
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- →