Where does “душить” come from?
душить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dušiti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
душить (Russian): to strangle, to smother
Ancestry of “душить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dušiti | to breathe heavily; to smother, to suffocate, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “душить”