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Where does “woniać” come from?

woniać (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.

Ancestry of “woniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
2Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →