Where does “вжа́ть” come from?

вжа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian в-, from Old Church Slavonic въ-, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

вжа́ть (Russian): to press down

Definitions

  1. to press down

Ancestry of “вжа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianв-in, into
2Old Church Slavonicвъ-in, into describing an action of moving inside of something
3Proto-Slavicvъ(n)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “вжа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Russian в- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n)- →