Where does “за́пах” come from?

за́пах (Russian) comes from Russian запахивать, from Russian запаха́ть, from Russian паха́ть, from Proto-Slavic pāxàti — to sweep.

за́пах (Russian): smell, odor, scent

Definitions

  1. smell, odor, scent

Ancestry of “за́пах”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапахиватьto plough; to plough in; to wrap/draw...
2Russianзапаха́тьto plough
3Russianпаха́тьto plow
4Proto-Slavicpāxàtito sweep

Words derived from “за́пах”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pāxàti →Every word from Russian паха́ть →Every word from Russian запаха́ть →