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Where does “ispuhati” come from?

ispuhati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian puhati, from Proto-Slavic puxati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

ispuhati (Serbo-Croatian): to blow out, blow down

Definitions

  1. to blow out, blow down

Ancestry of “ispuhati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpuhatito blow; to puff, pant; to wheeze
2Proto-Slavicpuxatito blow? to swell?
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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