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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/puxъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *pows- (“to swell, to blow”) or from an onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

*puxъ m

  1. breath, pong
  2. blister

Inflection
Declension of *puxъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *puxъ *puxa *puśi
Accusative *puxъ *puxa *puxy
Genitive *puxa *puxu *puxъ
Locative *puśě *puxu *puśěxъ
Dative *puxu *puxoma *puxomъ
Instrumental *puxъmь, *puxomь* *puxoma *puxy
Vocative *puše *puxa *puśi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants

References
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “пух²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pewḱs- (“fluff, tail”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *púsćas (“tail”).

Noun

*puxъ m

  1. fluff, fur (of mammals)
  2. down (of birds)
Derived terms
  • *puxestъ (“fluffy”)
  • *puxъkъ (“made of fluff”)
    • *puхъkavъ (“fluffy”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пухъ (puxŭ)
    • Belarusian: пух (pux)
    • Russian: пух (pux)
    • Ukrainian: пух (pux)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “пух”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “пух¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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