Where does “dýchadlo” come from?

dýchadlo (Czech) comes from Czech dýchat, from Old Czech [[dychati]], [[dýchati]], from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

dýchadlo (Czech): inhaler

Definitions

  1. inhaler

Ancestry of “dýchadlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdýchatto breathe
2Old Czech[[dychati]], [[dýchati]]
3Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъEvery word from Proto-Slavic dyxatiEvery word from Old Czech [[dychati]], [[dýchati]]