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Where does “дисати” come from?

дисати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

дисати (Serbo-Croatian): to breathe, take breath

Definitions

  1. to breathe, take breath

Ancestry of “дисати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
2Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
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