Where does “засопеть” come from?

засопеть (Russian) comes from Russian сопе́ть, from Old East Slavic сопѣти, from Proto-Slavic sopěti — to wheeze, whistle.

засопеть (Russian): to begin to sniff/snuffle, to breathe heavily, to...

Definitions

  1. to begin to sniff/snuffle, to breathe heavily, to...

Ancestry of “засопеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсопе́тьto wheeze
2Old East Slavicсопѣти—
3Proto-Slavicsopětito wheeze, whistle
Every word from Proto-Slavic sopěti →Every word from Old East Slavic сопѣти →Every word from Russian сопе́ть →