Where does “blovo” come from?
blovo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto blovi, 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-.
blovo (Esperanto): breeze, gust
Ancestry of “blovo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | blovi | to blow |
| 2 | English | blow | To produce an air current; To propel by an air... |
| 3 | Middle English | blowe | Alternative form of blowen |
| 4 | Old English | blōwan | to bloom, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blōan | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blovo”