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Where does “кашель” come from?

кашель (Russian) comes from Cornish kasel, from Proto-Slavic kaš(ь)ľь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

кашель (Russian): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “кашель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkaselarmpit
2Proto-Slavickaš(ь)ľьcough
3Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀsulia—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀs-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →