Where does “опохмелиться” come from?
опохмелиться (Russian) comes from Russian похмели́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
опохмелиться (Russian): to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away
Definitions
- to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away
Ancestry of “опохмелиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | похмели́ться | to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away |
| 2 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |