Where does “откашляться” come from?
откашляться (Russian) comes from Russian отка́шлять, 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.
откашляться (Russian): to clear one's throat; passive of отка́шлять
Definitions
- to clear one's throat; passive of отка́шлять
Ancestry of “откашляться”, step by step