Where does “предахнути” come from?

предахнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дахнути — to take a breath.

предахнути (Serbo-Croatian): to catch one's breath; to rest

Definitions

  1. to catch one's breath; to rest

Ancestry of “предахнути”, step by step

предахнути traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian дахнути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдахнутиto take a breath

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Serbo-Croatian дахнути