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
Ancestry of “westchnąć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | tchnąć | to emit, to give off; to breathe, to inspire, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъxnǫti | to breathe; to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dъxъ | breath; whiff |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |
Words derived from “westchnąć”