Where does “давити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “давити”, step by step

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

Words derived from “давити”

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