Where does “вонючка” come from?
вонючка (Russian) comes from Russian воню́чий, from Russian вонять, from Old East Slavic вонѧти, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
вонючка (Russian): skunk; воню́чка • f anim or m anim; stinker
Definitions
- skunk; воню́чка • f anim or m anim; stinker
Ancestry of “вонючка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | воню́чий | stinking |
| 2 | Russian | вонять | to stink; to reek; to complain, to nag |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вонѧти | to smell |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | voňati | to smell |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | voňь | smell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |