Where does “ду̏хња” come from?
ду̏хња (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic duxъna, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
Ancestry of “ду̏хња”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | duxъna | upper featherbed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | duxъ | breath; whiff; smell, odor |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daušás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |