Where does “πνέω” come from?

πνέω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πνέω, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.

πνέω (Greek): blow

Definitions

  1. blow

Ancestry of “πνέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπνέωI blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpnew-to pant, breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnew-Every word from Ancient Greek πνέω