Where does “napuhati” come from?
napuhati (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;...
napuhati (Serbo-Croatian): to blow
Definitions
- to blow
Ancestry of “napuhati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | puhati | to blow; to puff, pant; to wheeze |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | puxati | to blow? to swell? |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |