Where does “duhliu” come from?

duhliu (Romanian) comes from Romanian duh, from Old Church Slavonic доухъ, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

duhliu (Romanian): funny, jocular

Definitions

  1. funny, jocular

Ancestry of “duhliu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianduhspirit; ghost
2Old Church Slavonicдоухъbreath
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →