Where does “задавливать” come from?

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

задавливать (Russian): to crush (to death)

Definitions

  1. to crush (to death)

Ancestry of “задавливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзадави́тьto crush (to death)
2Russianдави́тьto weigh, to lie heavy
3Old East Slavicдавити—
4Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Old East Slavic давити →