Where does “пу́хлый” come from?

пу́хлый (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic puxlъ, from Proto-Slavic puxnǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš-.

пу́хлый (Russian): plump, chubby

Definitions

  1. plump, chubby

Ancestry of “пу́хлый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpuxlъchubby?, empty?
2Proto-Slavicpuxnǫtito swell
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpauš-—

Words derived from “пу́хлый”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pauš- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxnǫti →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxlъ →
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