Where does “похмелитися” come from?

похмелитися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

похмелитися (Ukrainian): to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away

Definitions

  1. to take the hair of the dog that bit you, to freshen the nip to take a shot in the morning to help make one's hangover go away

Ancestry of “похмелитися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Ukrainian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →