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Where does “ссать” come from?

ссать (Russian) comes from Russian сцать, from Proto-Slavic sьcati, from Proto-Slavic sьkati, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

ссать (Russian): to piss, to urinate; to be afraid, to fear, to...

Definitions

  1. to piss, to urinate; to be afraid, to fear, to...

Ancestry of “ссать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсцатьto piss, to urinate; to be afraid, to fear, to...
2Proto-Slavicsьcatito piss
3Proto-Slavicsьkatito urinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
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