Where does “dławica” come from?

dławica (Polish) comes from Polish dławić, from Old Polish dawić, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dławica (Polish): angina

Definitions

  1. angina

Ancestry of “dławica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdławićto stifle, to quell, to smother, to throttle, to...
2Old Polishdawićto choke, to strangle, to strangulate, to suffocate
3Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Old Polish dawić →
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