Where does “сыпучий” come from?

сыпучий (Russian) comes from Russian сы́пать, from Old East Slavic сꙑпати, from Proto-Slavic sỳpati — to pour, strew.

сыпучий (Russian): loose, friable, free-flowing

Definitions

  1. loose, friable, free-flowing

Ancestry of “сыпучий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсы́патьto pour, to strew; to pour
2Old East Slavicсꙑпати—
3Proto-Slavicsỳpatito pour, strew
Every word from Proto-Slavic sỳpati →Every word from Old East Slavic сꙑпати →Every word from Russian сы́пать →