Where does “раздави́ть” come from?

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

раздави́ть (Russian): to crush, to squash

Definitions

to crush, to squash

Ancestry of “раздави́ть”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	дави́ть	to weigh, to lie heavy
2	Old East Slavic	давити	—
3	Proto-Slavic	dāvìti	to press, to plunge
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰew-	to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “раздави́ть”

раздавливать

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìti →Every word from Old East Slavic давити →