Where does “obwąchiwać” come from?
obwąchiwać (Polish) comes from Polish obwąchać, from Polish ob-, from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.
obwąchiwać (Polish): to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly
Definitions
- to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly
Ancestry of “obwąchiwać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | obwąchać | to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly |
| 2 | Polish | ob- | prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -... |
| 3 | Old Polish | ob- | prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |