Where does “vazduh” come from?

vazduh (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Church Slavonic въздоухъ, from Proto-Slavic vъzduxъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

vazduh (Serbo-Croatian): air

Definitions

  1. air

Ancestry of “vazduh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicвъздоухъ—
2Proto-Slavicvъzduxъdeep gasp, sigh; air
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-Slavic vъzduxъ →