Where does “пылесос” come from?

пылесос (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.

пылесос (Russian): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “пылесос”, step by step

пылесос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian соса́ть

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

via Russian пыль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпыльdust
2Proto-Slavicpylъglow?, heat?

Words derived from “пылесос”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →