Where does “vohun” come from?

vohun (Slovene) comes from Slovene vohati, from Proto-Slavic ǫxati — to smell, to sniff.

vohun (Slovene): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “vohun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenevohatito smell, to sniff
2Proto-Slavicǫxatito smell, to sniff

Words derived from “vohun”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫxati →Every word from Slovene vohati →
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