Where does “pufi” come from?

pufi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pufo, from English puff, from Middle English puff, from Old English pyf — a blast of wind, puff.

pufi (Esperanto): to puff

Definitions

  1. to puff

Ancestry of “pufi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopufopuff, wad
2EnglishpuffA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
3Middle Englishpuff—
4Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff

Words derived from “pufi”

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