Where does “отдыхать” come from?

отдыхать (Russian) comes from Russian ды́хать, from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

отдыхать (Russian): to relax, to have a rest, to take a rest

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “отдыхать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianды́хатьto breathe
2Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
3Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxati →Every word from Russian ды́хать →