Where does “duxъ” come from?

duxъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

duxъ (Proto-Slavic): breath; whiff; smell, odor

Definitions

  1. breath; whiff; smell, odor

Ancestry of “duxъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “duxъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →