Where does “засоса́ть” come from?

засоса́ть (Russian) comes 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.

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

Definitions

  1. to start to suck on (something)

Ancestry of “засоса́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсоса́тьto suck
2Old East Slavicсъсати—
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “засоса́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →
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