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Where does “какать” come from?

какать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *kàkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kākā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

какать (Russian): to to poop, to crap

Definitions

  1. to to poop, to crap

Ancestry of “какать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kàkati—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*kākā́ˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate
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