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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dāvìti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |