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Where does “въздоухъ” come from?

въздоухъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vъzduxъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

въздоухъ (Old Church Slavonic): air; breath

Definitions

  1. air; breath

Ancestry of “въздоухъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъzduxъdeep gasp, sigh; air
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “въздоухъ”

  • воздух
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