Where does “suflet” come from?
suflet (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian suflit, from Vulgar Latin suflitus, from Latin sufflo, from Latin flo, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
suflet (Aromanian): Alternative form of suflit
Definitions
- Alternative form of suflit
Ancestry of “suflet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | suflit | soul; spirit; life |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | suflitus | — |
| 3 | Latin | sufflo | I blow, puff up, inflate |
| 4 | Latin | flo | I breathe, blow |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |