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Where does “blosis” come from?

blosis (Finnish) comes from Swedish blåsa, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blosis (Finnish): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “blosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblåsaa bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,...
2Old Norseblásato blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion...
3Proto-Germanicblēsanąto blow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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