Where does “дъхъ” come from?
дъхъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
дъхъ (Old Church Slavonic): breath; breathing
Ancestry of “дъхъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dъxъ | breath; whiff |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |