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

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of пу́хлый

Ancestry of “пухленький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпу́хлыйplump, chubby
2Proto-Slavicpuxlъchubby?, empty?
3Proto-Slavicpuxnǫtito swell
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpauš-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxnǫti →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxlъ →