Where does “вонꙗти” come from?

вонꙗти (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

вонꙗти (Old East Slavic): to smell (have a smell)

Definitions

  1. to smell (have a smell)

Ancestry of “вонꙗти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
2Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňati →
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