Where does “dunovietr” come from?
dunovietr (Old Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian dunuti, from Serbo-Croatian dúhnuti, from Proto-Slavic *duxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
dunovietr (Old Czech): southeast wind
Definitions
- southeast wind
Ancestry of “dunovietr”, step by step
dunovietr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian dunuti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dunuti | alternative infinitive of dúhnuti / dúvnuti |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | dúhnuti | to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *duxnǫti | to blow (up), to gust |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | duxъ | breath; whiff; smell, odor |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daušás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |