Where does “пожа́ть” come from?

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

пожа́ть (Russian): to press, to squeeze now only used in set idioms below

Definitions

  1. to press, to squeeze now only used in set idioms below

Ancestry of “пожа́ть”, 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 “пожа́ть”

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