Where does “wōniać” come from?

wōniać (Silesian) comes from Old Polish woniać, from Proto-Slavic voňati, from Proto-Slavic voňь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

wōniać (Silesian): to smell, to sniff

Definitions

  1. to smell, to sniff

Ancestry of “wōniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwoniać—
2Proto-Slavicvoňatito smell
3Proto-Slavicvoňьsmell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic voňati →