Where does “дꙑхати” come from?
дꙑхати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
дꙑхати (Old Church Slavonic): to breathe; to blow
Ancestry of “дꙑхати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dyxati | to breathe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |