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

  1. cough

Ancestry of “kašalj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickaš(ь)ľьcough
2Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀsulia—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickāˀs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀs- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kāˀsulia →