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Where does “pugnéh₂-” come from?

pugnéh₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pug-, from Proto-Indo-European pew- — to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe.

Ancestry of “pugnéh₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpug-billow, bulge, drift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “pugnéh₂-”

  • fucking
  • fuck
  • mug
  • fu
  • fucker
  • motherfucker
  • mugging
  • mugger
  • motherfucking
  • fug
  • Muggle
  • fuckhead
  • fuckable
  • mugful
  • fook
  • fuckwit
  • clusterfuck
  • fuggy
  • fuckface
  • mindfuck
  • fark
  • dumbfuck
  • fucky
  • Bumfuck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pew- →