Where does “вонꙗти” come from?

вонꙗти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic вонꙗ, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

вонꙗти (Old Church Slavonic): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “вонꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвонꙗ
2Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
3Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Slavic voňьEvery word from Proto-Slavic voňati
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