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Where does “răsufla” come from?

răsufla (Romanian) comes from Romanian sufla, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

răsufla (Romanian): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “răsufla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansuflato blow, blow out; to pant; to whisper
2Latinsufflō—
3Latinflō—
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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