Where does “нажатие” come from?

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

нажатие (Russian): pressing (e.g. of a button)

Definitions

  1. pressing (e.g. of a button)

Ancestry of “нажатие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнажа́тьto press, to push
2Russianжатьto press, to squeeze; to benchpress, to lift; to...
3Proto-Slavicžętito press, squeeze; to reap, mow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →