Where does “westchnąć” come from?

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

westchnąć (Polish): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “westchnąć”, step by step

westchnąć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tchnąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtchnąćto emit, to give off; to breathe, to inspire, to...
2Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
3Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff

via Proto-Indo-European wes-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “westchnąć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →