Where does “надихати” come from?

надихати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ди́хати, from Proto-Slavic dyxati, from Proto-Slavic dyxъ — whiff, sniff.

надихати (Ukrainian): to inspire:somebody

Definitions

  1. to inspire:somebody

Ancestry of “надихати”, step by step

надихати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian ди́хати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianди́хатиto breathe
2Proto-Slavicdyxatito breathe
3Proto-Slavicdyxъwhiff, sniff

via Ukrainian надихну́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнадихну́тиto inspire:somebody
Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dyxati →Every word from Ukrainian ди́хати →