Where does “зажать” come from?
зажать (Russian) comes from Russian жать, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
зажать (Russian): to press, to squeeze, to clutch
Definitions
- to press, to squeeze, to clutch
Ancestry of “зажать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | жать | to press, to squeeze; to benchpress, to lift; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žęti | to press, squeeze; to reap, mow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |