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Where does “pukaną” come from?

pukaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pukaną (Proto-Germanic): to spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock

Definitions

  1. to spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock

Ancestry of “pukaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pukaną”

  • fauchen
  • pfūhhan
  • phūchen
  • pfūchen
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