Where does “полувоздушный” come from?

полувоздушный (Russian) comes from Russian возду́шный, from Russian во́здух, from Old Church Slavonic въздоухъ, from Proto-Slavic vъzduxъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

полувоздушный (Russian): light (not heavy)

Definitions

  1. light (not heavy)

Ancestry of “полувоздушный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвозду́шныйaerial
2Russianво́здухair
3Old Church Slavonicвъздоухъair; breath
4Proto-Slavicvъzduxъdeep gasp, sigh; air
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-Slavic vъzduxъ →