Where does “wzdychać” come from?

wzdychać (Polish) comes from Polish wz-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

wzdychać (Polish): to sigh

Definitions

  1. to sigh

Ancestry of “wzdychać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwz-emphasizes the beginning, intensification, or bringing into effect of what the base verb means
2Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Polish wz- →
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