Where does “воњати” come from?

воњати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian во̑њ, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

воњати (Serbo-Croatian): to smell

Definitions

  1. to smell

Ancestry of “воњати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianво̑њstench
2Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian во̑њ →