Where does “dławisz” come from?

dławisz (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.

dławisz (Polish): bittersweet, staff vine

Definitions

  1. bittersweet, staff vine

Ancestry of “dławisz”, 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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