Where does “dödata” come from?

dödata (Finnish) comes from Swedish döda, from Old Norse deyða, from Proto-Germanic daudijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dödata (Finnish): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “dödata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdödato kill
2Old Norsedeyða—
3Proto-Germanicdaudijanąto make dead, kill
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →