Where does “пухленький” come from?
пухленький (Russian) comes from Russian пу́хлый, from Proto-Slavic puxlъ, from Proto-Slavic puxnǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš-.
пухленький (Russian): Diminutive of пу́хлый
Ancestry of “пухленький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пу́хлый | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | puxlъ | chubby?, empty? |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | puxnǫti | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pauš- | — |