Where does “вздох” come from?
вздох (Russian) comes from Russian вздохну́ть, from Russian дохну́ть, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
вздох (Russian): sigh; breath, breathing in
Definitions
- sigh; breath, breathing in
Ancestry of “вздох”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вздохну́ть | to sigh, to take breath |
| 2 | Russian | дохну́ть | to croak to die |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dъxnǫti | to breathe; to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dъxъ | breath; whiff |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |