Where does “су́живать” come from?

су́живать (Russian) comes from Russian суди́ть, from Old East Slavic судити, from Proto-Slavic sǭdìti — to judge.

су́живать (Russian): to narrow, to taper (off)

Definitions

  1. to narrow, to taper (off)

Ancestry of “су́живать”, step by step

су́живать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian суди́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсуди́тьto judge
2Old East Slavicсудитиto judge
3Proto-Slavicsǭdìtito judge

via Russian су́зить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсу́зитьto narrow, to narrow down

Words derived from “су́живать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic sǭdìti →Every word from Old East Slavic судити →Every word from Russian суди́ть →