Where does “doh” come from?

doh (Hungarian) comes 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.

doh (Hungarian): musty smell

Definitions

  1. musty smell

Ancestry of “doh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “doh

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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