Where does “puszyć” come from?

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

puszyć (Polish): to fluff, to ruffle

Definitions

  1. to fluff, to ruffle

Ancestry of “puszyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPuchdown, fluff
2Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper

Words derived from “puszyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →Every word from Polish Puch →
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