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Where does “sufla” come from?

sufla (Romanian) comes 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-.

sufla (Romanian): to blow, blow out; to pant; to whisper

Definitions

  1. to blow, blow out; to pant; to whisper

Ancestry of “sufla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sufla”

  • răsufla
  • suflare
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