Where does “Wąchała” come from?

Wąchała (Polish) comes from Polish wąchać, from Proto-Slavic ǫxati — to smell, to sniff.

Ancestry of “Wąchała”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwąchaćto smell, to sniff
2Proto-Slavicǫxatito smell, to sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫxati →Every word from Polish wąchać →