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Where does “учуивать” come from?

учуивать (Russian) comes from Russian учу́ять, from Russian чу́ять, from Proto-Slavic čùti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

учуивать (Russian): to smell, to nose out, to sense; to sense

Definitions

  1. to smell, to nose out, to sense; to sense

Ancestry of “учуивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianучу́ять—
2Russianчу́ятьto scent, to feel
3Proto-Slavicčùti—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
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