Where does “voňavka” come from?

voňavka (Czech) comes from Czech voňavý, from Czech vonět, from Old Czech voněti, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

voňavka (Czech): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “voňavka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvoňavýfragrant, nice-smelling having a pleasant smell
2Czechvonětto smell
3Old Czechvonětito smell have a smell
4Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
5Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “voňavka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňati →