πνίγω

Etymology
. Earlier attempts to analyze the formation as a conflation of several different verbs are unconvincing. Rather onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic. A origin cannot be excluded.

Verb

 * 1) to choke, throttle, strangle
 * 2)  to stifle
 * 3)  to torment, vex
 * 4) to cook in a close-covered vessel, to bake, stew
 * 5) to drown

Etymology
Inherited from.

Verb

 * 1)  to drown, smother, choke
 * 2)  prevent growth
 * 3)  prevent manifestation, hide expression
 * 4)  overwhelm, fill, suffocate
 * 5)  suffocate, choke,
 * 1)  overwhelm, fill, suffocate
 * 2)  suffocate, choke,
 * 1)  overwhelm, fill, suffocate
 * 2)  suffocate, choke,
 * 1)  suffocate, choke,