Where does “kašalj” come from?

kašalj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kaš(ь)ľь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

kašalj (Serbo-Croatian): cough

Definitions

cough

Ancestry of “kašalj”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	kaš(ь)ľь	cough
2	Proto-Balto-Slavic	kāˀsulia	—
3	Proto-Balto-Slavic	kāˀs-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₂s-	to cough

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →

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