Where does “подавя” come from?

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

подавя (Bulgarian): to suppress, to put down, to quell to stop a rebellion, riot, protest, resistance, or unrest by force

Definitions

  1. to suppress, to put down, to quell to stop a rebellion, riot, protest, resistance, or unrest by force

Ancestry of “подавя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдавяto drown somebody
2Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Bulgarian давя →