Where does “puch” come from?

puch (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.

puch (Old Polish): exhalation, fume, vapor

Definitions

  1. exhalation, fume, vapor

Ancestry of “puch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →