Where does “раздавливать” come from?
раздавливать (Russian) comes from Russian раздави́ть, from Russian дави́ть, from Old East Slavic давити, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
раздавливать (Russian): to squash
Definitions
- to squash
Ancestry of “раздавливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раздави́ть | to crush, to squash |
| 2 | Russian | дави́ть | to weigh, to lie heavy |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | давити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dāvìti | to press, to plunge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |