Where does “запахну́ть” come from?

запахну́ть (Russian) comes from Russian па́хнуть, from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti — to smell of.

запахну́ть (Russian): to begin to smell, to emit a smell

Definitions

  1. to begin to smell, to emit a smell

Ancestry of “запахну́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́хнутьto smell, to have a smell
2Proto-Slavicpaxnǫtito smell of

Words derived from “запахну́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti →Every word from Russian па́хнуть →
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