Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ǫxati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe).

Verb edit

*ǫxàti

  1. (transitive) to smell, to sniff
    Synonyms: *ňuxati, *ǫšiti

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

noun
verb

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “-ухать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “уха́ти”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 54