Where does “voňati” come from?

voňati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

voňati (Proto-Slavic): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “voňati”, step by step

voňati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic voňь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Proto-Slavic voňa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoňa—

Words derived from “voňati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →