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Where does “вентилатор” come from?

вентилатор (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вентили́рати, from Latin ventilāre, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

вентилатор (Serbo-Croatian): fan, ventilator

Definitions

  1. fan, ventilator

Ancestry of “вентилатор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвентили́рати—
2Latinventilāre—
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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