Where does “ды́хать” come from?

ды́хать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

ды́хать (Russian): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “ды́хать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
2Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff

Words derived from “ды́хать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxati →