Where does “задавить” come from?
задавить (Russian) comes from Russian дави́ть, from Old East Slavic давити, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
Ancestry of “задавить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дави́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | давити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dāvìti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “задавить”