Where does “пухнастий” come from?

пухнастий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пух, from Old East Slavic пухъ, from Proto-Slavic puxъ, from Proto-Indo-European pews- — to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper.

пухнастий (Ukrainian): downy

Definitions

  1. downy

Ancestry of “пухнастий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпухfluff
2Old East Slavicпухъ—
3Proto-Slavicpuxъbreath, pong; blister; fluff, fur
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpews-to puff; to swell, to blow; to multiply, prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pews- →Every word from Proto-Slavic puxъ →Every word from Old East Slavic пухъ →