Where does “powiewny” come from?

powiewny (Polish) comes from Polish powiew, from Polish powiewać, from Polish powiać, from Polish wiać, from Proto-Slavic vě̀jati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

powiewny (Polish): light, ethereal, airy

Definitions

  1. light, ethereal, airy

Ancestry of “powiewny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowiewbreeze
2Polishpowiewaćto start blowing, to gust
3Polishpowiaćto start blowing, to gust
4Polishwiaćto blow; to run, to escape
5Proto-Slavicvě̀jatito blow (of wind), to winnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “powiewny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic vě̀jati →