Where does “[[dychati]], [[dýchati]]” come from?
[[dychati]], [[dýchati]] (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
Ancestry of “[[dychati]], [[dýchati]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dyxati | to breathe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |