Where does “вздохну́ть” come from?

вздохну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian дохну́ть, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

вздохну́ть (Russian): to sigh, to take breath

Definitions

  1. to sigh, to take breath

Ancestry of “вздохну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдохну́тьto croak to die
2Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
3Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff

Words derived from “вздохну́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →