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Where does “пахнуть” come from?

пахнуть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti — to smell of.

Ancestry of “пахнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpaxnǫtito smell of

Words derived from “пахнуть”

  • пропахнуть
  • запахнуть
  • попахивать
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