Where does “отхлебну́ть” come from?

отхлебну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian хлебну́ть, from Russian хлеба́ть, from Proto-Slavic *xlebati — to slurp.

отхлебну́ть (Russian): to take a mouthful (of), to take a sip

Definitions

  1. to take a mouthful (of), to take a sip

Ancestry of “отхлебну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхлебну́тьto take/swallow a mouthful (of)
2Russianхлеба́тьto eat (liquid food with a spoon), to slurp
3Proto-Slavic*xlebatito slurp

Words derived from “отхлебну́ть

Every word from Proto-Slavic *xlebatiEvery word from Russian хлеба́тьEvery word from Russian хлебну́ть