Where does “отдохнуть” come from?

отдохнуть (Russian) comes from Russian дохну́ть, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

отдохнуть (Russian): to rest, to relax, to have a rest

Definitions

  1. to rest, to relax, to have a rest

Ancestry of “отдохнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдохну́тьto croak to die
2Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
3Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
4Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →