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Where does “blovi” come from?

blovi (Esperanto) comes from English blow, from Middle English blowe, from Old English blōwan, from Proto-West Germanic blōan, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blovi (Esperanto): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “blovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblowTo produce an air current; To propel by an air...
2Middle EnglishbloweAlternative form of blowen
3Old Englishblōwanto bloom, blossom
4Proto-West Germanicblōanto bloom, to flower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blovi”

  • blovinstrumento
  • alblovi
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