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Where does “φῦσα” come from?

φῦσα (Ancient Greek) comes from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

φῦσα (Ancient Greek): pair of bellows; smithies; bladder; pouch of the...

Definitions

  1. pair of bellows; smithies; bladder; pouch of the...

Ancestry of “φῦσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpus-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “φῦσα”

  • φουσκώνω
  • φυσώ
  • φουσκάλα
  • φούσκα
  • Physostigma
  • φύσκη
  • φυσάω
  • φοῦσκα
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