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Where does “pow-” come from?

pow- (Proto-Indo-European): to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow

Definitions

  1. to blow; puff, blow; to blow, drift, billow

Words derived from “pow-”

  • fucking
  • fuck
  • mug
  • fu
  • fucker
  • motherfucker
  • mugging
  • mugger
  • motherfucking
  • fug
  • Muggle
  • fuckhead
  • fuckable
  • mugful
  • fook
  • fuckwit
  • clusterfuck
  • fuggy
  • fuckface
  • mindfuck
  • fark
  • dumbfuck
  • fucky
  • Bumfuck