Where does “обонять” come from?
обонять (Russian) comes from Russian вонять, from Old East Slavic вонѧти, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
обонять (Russian): to smell, to nose, to olfact
Definitions
- to smell, to nose, to olfact
Ancestry of “обонять”, step by step
обонять traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian вонять
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вонять | to stink; to reek; to complain, to nag |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вонѧти | to smell |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | voňati | to smell |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | voňь | smell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |