Where does “dohos” come from?

dohos (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian doh, 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.

dohos (Hungarian): musty, fusty, stuffy having an unpleasantly stale odour

Definitions

  1. musty, fusty, stuffy having an unpleasantly stale odour

Ancestry of “dohos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandohmusty smell
2Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “dohos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás