Where does “укусить” come from?

укусить (Russian) comes from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

укусить (Russian): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “укусить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
2Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →