Where does “dławić” come from?
dławić (Polish) comes from Old Polish dawić, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
dławić (Polish): to stifle, to quell, to smother, to throttle, to...
Definitions
- to stifle, to quell, to smother, to throttle, to...
Ancestry of “dławić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | dawić | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dāvìti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |