Where does “puhvi” come from?

puhvi (Finnish) comes from Swedish puff, from French pouf — pouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof.

puhvi (Finnish): pouf, puff

Definitions

  1. pouf, puff

Ancestry of “puhvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpuffa puff (of gas or smoke)
2Frenchpoufpouffe; a girl of bad conduct; poof

Words derived from “puhvi”

Every word from French pouf →Every word from Swedish puff →