Where does “видихнути” come from?

видихнути (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian дихну́ти, from Polish natchnąć, from Polish tchnąć, from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti, from Proto-Slavic dъxъ, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

видихнути (Ukrainian): to breathe out, to exhale

Definitions

  1. to breathe out, to exhale

Ancestry of “видихнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдихну́ти—
2Polishnatchnąćto inspire
3Polishtchnąćto emit, to give off; to breathe, to inspire, to...
4Proto-Slavicdъxnǫtito breathe; to blow
5Proto-Slavicdъxъbreath; whiff
6Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxnǫti →
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