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Where does “обню́хать” come from?

обню́хать (Russian) comes from Russian ню́хать, from Proto-Slavic *ňuxati.

Ancestry of “обню́хать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianню́хать—
2Proto-Slavic*ňuxati—

Words derived from “обню́хать”

  • обнюхивать
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