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Where does “puchnąć” come from?

puchnąć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic puxnǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš-.

puchnąć (Polish): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “puchnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpuxnǫtito swell
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpauš-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš- →