The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to press — to choke, strangle 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
type		Cognates
language 1		Russian
language 2		Czech
lexeme 1		давить (davit')
lexeme 2		dávit
meaning 1	to press
direction	—
meaning 2	to strangle, to press
reference		Pavlovič 1976: 64
comment		Czech. dávit seems not to have meaning A. The Bulg. давя, Mac. дави, Serb. давити only have meanings 'strangle'. In Rus. давить means only 'press'. However., cf. The Rus. Удавиться (hang oneself).