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