Where does “подохнуть” come from?

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

подохнуть (Russian): to die, to fall; to peg out, to kick the bucket,...

Definitions

  1. to die, to fall; to peg out, to kick the bucket,...

Ancestry of “подохнуть”, 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 →