Where does “דושען” come from?
דושען (Yiddish) comes from Russian души́ть, from Proto-Slavic dušiti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
דושען (Yiddish): to suffocate
Definitions
- to suffocate
Ancestry of “דושען”, step by step
דושען traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian души́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | души́ть | to strangle, to smother |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dušiti | to breathe heavily; to smother, to suffocate, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Polish dusić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dusić | to suffocate, to strangle, choke; to stew, braise |
via Ukrainian души́ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | души́ти | to smother, to strangle, to choke, to suffocate |