Where does “касаться” come from?
касаться (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic касатисѧ, from Old Polish kasać, from Proto-Slavic kasati — to touch? to trot? to fold?.
Ancestry of “касаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | касатисѧ | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | kasać | to roll up, tug up |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kasati | to touch? to trot? to fold? |
Words derived from “касаться”