Where does “дави́ть” come from?

дави́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic давити, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

дави́ть (Russian): to weigh, to lie heavy

Definitions

  1. to weigh, to lie heavy

Ancestry of “дави́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдавити—
2Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “дави́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Old East Slavic давити →