Where does “duh” come from?

duh (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

duh (Serbo-Croatian): ghost, spirit; spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost, spirit; spirit

Ancestry of “duh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →