Where does “похмели́ться” come from?

похмели́ться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

похмели́ться (Russian): to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away

Definitions

  1. to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away

Ancestry of “похмели́ться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ
3Proto-Slaviconeself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “похмели́ться

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Russian -сяEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen
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