Where does “puuhka” come from?

puuhka (Finnish) comes from Russian пух, from Old East Slavic пухъ, from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.

puuhka (Finnish): muff; a position in which the arms are crossed

Definitions

  1. muff; a position in which the arms are crossed

Ancestry of “puuhka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпухdown; fluff; short masculine singular past...
2Old East Slavicпухъ—
3Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper

Words derived from “puuhka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пухъ →