Where does “pufo” come from?

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

pufo (Esperanto): puff, wad

Definitions

  1. puff, wad

Ancestry of “pufo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pufo”

Every word from Old English pyf →Every word from Middle English puff →Every word from English puff →