Where does “задушить” come from?

задушить (Russian) comes from Russian души́ть, from Proto-Slavic dušiti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

задушить (Russian): to smother, to stifle, to strangle, to throttle

Definitions

  1. to smother, to stifle, to strangle, to throttle

Ancestry of “задушить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдуши́тьto strangle, to smother
2Proto-Slavicdušitito breathe heavily; to smother, to suffocate, to...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic dušiti →