Where does “сова́ть” come from?

сова́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic совати, from Proto-Slavic sovati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śauˀ-.

сова́ть (Russian): to put; to slip, to give; to poke in

Definitions

  1. to put; to slip, to give; to poke in

Ancestry of “сова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсоватиthrow
2Proto-Slavicsovatito shove
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśauˀ-—

Words derived from “сова́ть”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śauˀ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sovati →Every word from Old East Slavic совати →