Where does “пососать” come from?

пососать (Russian) comes from Russian соса́ть, from Old East Slavic съсати, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

пососать (Russian): to suck for a while

Definitions

  1. to suck for a while

Ancestry of “пососать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсоса́тьto suck
2Old East Slavicсъсати—
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →