Where does “natchnienie” come from?

natchnienie (Polish) comes from Polish natchnąć, from Polish tchnąć, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

natchnienie (Polish): inspiration

Definitions

  1. inspiration

Ancestry of “natchnienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnatchnąćto inspire
2Polishtchnąćto emit, to give off; to breathe, to inspire, to...
3Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
4Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
5Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →