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Where does “пожатие” come from?

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

пожатие (Russian): handshake; shrug

Definitions

  1. handshake; shrug

Ancestry of “пожатие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпожа́ть—
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-—
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