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

  1. dead; skinny, gaunt; sickly, weakly

Ancestry of “дохлый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдохну́тьto croak to die
2Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
3Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →
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