Where does “duchna” come from?

duchna (Czech) comes from Old Czech duchna, from Proto-Slavic duxъna, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

duchna (Czech): duvet

Definitions

  1. duvet

Ancestry of “duchna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechduchnaduvet
2Proto-Slavicduxъnaupper featherbed
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →
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