Where does “нажа́ть” come from?

нажа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian жать, from Proto-Slavic žęti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

нажа́ть (Russian): to press, to push

Definitions

  1. to press, to push

Ancestry of “нажа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжатьto press, to squeeze; to benchpress, to lift; to...
2Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “нажа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →