Where does “дъхнѫти” come from?

дъхнѫти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

дъхнѫти (Old Church Slavonic): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “дъхнѫти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
2Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
3Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →