Where does “дави” come from?

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

дави (Macedonian): to choke, asphyxiate, strangle, throttle

Definitions

  1. to choke, asphyxiate, strangle, throttle

Ancestry of “дави”, step by step

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