Where does “дъхвам” come from?

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

дъхвам (Bulgarian): to breathe out suddenly

Definitions

  1. to breathe out suddenly

Ancestry of “дъхвам”, step by step

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