Where does “дува” come from?

дува (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic duxati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

дува (Macedonian): to blow

Definitions

  1. to blow

Ancestry of “дува”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicduxatito blow, to puff
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ati →