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Where does “puhati” come from?

puhati (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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;...

puhati (Serbo-Croatian): to blow; to puff, pant; to wheeze

Definitions

  1. to blow; to puff, pant; to wheeze

Ancestry of “puhati”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puhati”

  • ispuhati
  • propuh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →