Where does “пушинка” come from?

пушинка (Russian) comes from Russian пух, from Old East Slavic пухъ, from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.

пушинка (Russian): fuzz, fluff; tiny snowflake; cinch

Definitions

  1. fuzz, fluff; tiny snowflake; cinch

Ancestry of “пушинка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпухdown; fluff; short masculine singular past...
2Old East Slavicпухъ—
3Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пухъ →
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