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Where does “доить” come from?

доить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic доити, from Proto-Slavic dojiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

доить (Russian): to milk; to give a handjob

Definitions

  1. to milk; to give a handjob

Ancestry of “доить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдоити—
2Proto-Slavicdojitito give milk; to milk
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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