Where does “дохлый” come from?
дохлый (Russian) comes from Russian дохну́ть, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.
дохлый (Russian): dead; skinny, gaunt; sickly, weakly
Definitions
- dead; skinny, gaunt; sickly, weakly
Ancestry of “дохлый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дохну́ть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъxnǫti | to breathe; to blow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dъxъ | breath; whiff |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dyxъ | whiff, sniff |