Where does “души” come from?

души (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic dušiti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

души (Macedonian): to choke, asphyxiate, smother

Definitions

  1. to choke, asphyxiate, smother

Ancestry of “души”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdušitito breathe heavily; to smother, to suffocate, to...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic dušiti →