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Where does “откашлять” come from?

откашлять (Russian) comes from Russian ка́шлять, from Proto-Slavic kašьľati, from Proto-Slavic kaš(ь)ľь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

Ancestry of “откашлять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́шлятьto cough
2Proto-Slavickašьľatito cough
3Proto-Slavickaš(ь)ľьcough
4Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀsulia—
5Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀs-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “откашлять”

  • откашляться
  • откашливать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →