Where does “посапывать” come from?

посапывать (Russian) comes from Russian сопе́ть, from Old East Slavic сопѣти, from Proto-Slavic sopěti — to wheeze, whistle.

посапывать (Russian): to snort, to sniff

Definitions

  1. to snort, to sniff

Ancestry of “посапывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсопе́тьto wheeze
2Old East Slavicсопѣти—
3Proto-Slavicsopětito wheeze, whistle
Every word from Proto-Slavic sopěti →Every word from Old East Slavic сопѣти →Every word from Russian сопе́ть →