Where does “дохну́ть” come from?

дохну́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

дохну́ть (Russian): to croak to die

Definitions

  1. to croak to die

Ancestry of “дохну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
2Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
3Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff

Words derived from “дохну́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →