Where does “попахивать” come from?

попахивать (Russian) comes from Russian па́хнуть, from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti — to smell of.

попахивать (Russian): to smell slightly (of)

Definitions

  1. to smell slightly (of)

Ancestry of “попахивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́хнутьto smell, to have a smell
2Proto-Slavicpaxnǫtito smell of
Every word from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti →Every word from Russian па́хнуть →