Where does “давя” come from?

давя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

давя (Bulgarian): to drown somebody

Definitions

  1. to drown somebody

Ancestry of “давя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “давя”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →