Where does “zetchnąć” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zetchnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtchnąćto emit, to give off; to breathe, to inspire, to...
2Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
3Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →