Where does “подавление” come from?

подавление (Russian) comes from Russian подави́ть, from Russian дави́ть, from Old East Slavic давити, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

подавление (Russian): suppression, repression

Definitions

  1. suppression, repression

Ancestry of “подавление”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподави́тьto suppress, to repress, to quell, to stifle
2Russianдави́тьto weigh, to lie heavy
3Old East Slavicдавити—
4Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Old East Slavic давити →