Where does “пуша́ч” come from?

пуша́ч (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пу́ша, from Bulgarian пух, from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.

пуша́ч (Bulgarian): smoker

Definitions

  1. smoker

Ancestry of “пуша́ч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпу́шаto fume, to smoulder, to emit smoke
2Bulgarianпух—
3Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper

Words derived from “пуша́ч”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →Every word from Bulgarian пух →