Where does “pysa” come from?

pysa (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic pusjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pysa (Swedish): }} to (cause to) stream out (with a hissing sound) (of some gas, for example air from a balloon)

Definitions

  1. }} to (cause to) stream out (with a hissing sound) (of some gas, for example air from a balloon)

Ancestry of “pysa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpusjanąto blow, snort; to snort, blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pysa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew-Every word from Proto-Germanic pusjaną
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