Where does “обжать” come from?

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

обжать (Russian): to wring out, to press out from all sides

Definitions

  1. to wring out, to press out from all sides

Ancestry of “обжать”, step by step

обжать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жать

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-—

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žęti →