Where does “въздъхвам” come from?

въздъхвам (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian въздъ́хна, from Bulgarian дъ́хна, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

въздъхвам (Bulgarian): to sigh once

Definitions

  1. to sigh once

Ancestry of “въздъхвам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвъздъ́хнаto sigh once
2Bulgarianдъ́хнаto breathe out suddenly
3Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
4Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
5Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →
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