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Where does “сопе́ть” come from?

сопе́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сопѣти, from Proto-Slavic sopěti.

сопе́ть (Russian): to wheeze

Definitions

  1. to wheeze

Ancestry of “сопе́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсопѣти—
2Proto-Slavicsopěti—

Words derived from “сопе́ть”

  • засопеть
  • сопение
  • посапывать
Every word from Proto-Slavic sopěti →