to press
—
to choke, strangle
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | 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). | |