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.
Ancestry of “дави́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | давити | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dāvìti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “дави́ть”