Where does “wonieć” come from?

wonieć (Polish) comes from Old Polish woniać, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

wonieć (Polish): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “wonieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwoniać—
2Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
3Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňati →