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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”

  • душок
  • духовой
  • духи
  • малодушие
  • благодушие
  • воздух
  • дух
  • duch
  • Duch
  • duchowy
  • duh
  • dȕhnja
  • дух
  • ду̏хња
  • doh
  • dohok
  • jednoduchý
  • jednoduše
  • duch
  • дух
  • duh
  • duhoare
  • văzduh
  • дідух
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