Where does “piff” come from?

piff (Yola) comes from Middle English puf, from Old English pyf — a blast of wind, puff.

piff (Yola): A small puff of wind, as with the mouth

Definitions

  1. A small puff of wind, as with the mouth

Ancestry of “piff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpufpuff
2Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff
Every word from Old English pyf →Every word from Middle English puf →