Where does “воню́чий” come from?
воню́чий (Russian) comes from Russian вонять, from Old East Slavic вонѧти, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
воню́чий (Russian): stinking
Ancestry of “воню́чий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | вонять | to stink; to reek; to complain, to nag |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вонѧти | to smell |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | voňati | to smell |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | voňь | smell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |
Words derived from “воню́чий”