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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dъmuxati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From *dъmuxъ +‎ *-ati, possibly a conflation of *dǫti (“to blow, to inflate”) with *duxati (“to blow”). Limited to West and East Slavic.

Verb

*dъmuxati impf

  1. to blow, to puff
    Synonyms: *duxati, *puxati, *lъxati

Inflection

  • *dǫti (“to blow, to swell”)
  • *duxati (“to blow”)
  • *dъmuxъ (“puff, whiff”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: дму́хаць (dmúxacʹ)
    • Russian: дму́хать (dmúxatʹ)
    • Ukrainian: дму́хати (dmúxaty)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: dmýchati
    • Kashubian: dmùchac
    • Polish: dmuchać
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: dmuchaś

Further reading

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