Where does “подуть” come from?

подуть (Russian) comes from Russian дуть, from Proto-Slavic dǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dumˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰemH- — to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure.

подуть (Russian): to blow; to be drafty; to go quickly, to scamper

Definitions

  1. to blow; to be drafty; to go quickly, to scamper

Ancestry of “подуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдутьto blow; to be drafty; to go quickly, to scamper
2Proto-Slavicdǫtito blow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdumˀteito blow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰemH-to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰemH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dumˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫti →
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