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Where does “vъzduxъ” come from?

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

vъzduxъ (Proto-Slavic): deep gasp, sigh; air

Definitions

  1. deep gasp, sigh; air

Ancestry of “vъzduxъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vъzduxъ”

  • воздух
  • văzduh
  • въздоухъ
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