Where does “до́хнуть” come from?
до́хнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
Ancestry of “до́хнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dъxnǫti | to breathe; to blow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъxъ | breath; whiff |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |
Words derived from “до́хнуть”