Where does “пах” come from?

пах (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian па́хнути, from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti — to smell of.

пах (Ukrainian): smell, scent, aroma, odor

Definitions

  1. smell, scent, aroma, odor

Ancestry of “пах”, step by step

пах traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian па́хнути

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпа́хнутиto smell of/like something: +, to be fragrant
2Proto-Slavicpaxnǫtito smell of

via Old East Slavic пахъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпахъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic paxnǫti →Every word from Ukrainian па́хнути →