Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *p`uSV

Meaning: to blow

Borean: Borean

Indo-European: *peus- (Pok. 847) [cf. *pAus- 'swell']

Altaic: *p`učV ( ~p-,-o-)

Uralic: *pušV (? cf. also *pičV (*pićV) 'smoke'?)

Kartvelian: Georg. pšv- 'exhale fragrance', pšva 'fragrance', pšvin- 'leise atmen, duften'

References: МССНЯ 339; ND 1815 *[ṗ]ušV 'to blow' (+ Sem.).

Altaic etymology :

Proto-Altaic: *p`ùčV ( ~ *p-, -o-)

Nostratic: Nostratic

Meaning: to blow

Russian meaning: дуть

Tungus-Manchu: *pus-

Korean: *pùčhǝ́i

Japanese: *pùsù-(m)pur-

Comments: SKE 211-212, Lee 1958, 111. An Eastern isogloss; may be actually a variant of *p`ṑči - if the original meaning was 'to blow out (fire)'. Kor. low tone reflects the stem's original verbal nature.

Tungus etymology :

Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pus-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: 1 to blow, blow out (fire) 2 to fan 3 fan

Russian meaning: 1 дуть, задувать (огонь) 2 обмахиваться (веером) 2 веер

Evenki: hus- 1

Literary Manchu: fusxe-, fisi(xi)- 2, fusxe-ku 3

Jurchen: fu-sxe-ŋu 3 (221)

Nanai: fexse- 'to shake', fexseŋku 'bellows'

Comments: ТМС 2, 36, 304, 336.

Korean etymology :

Proto-Korean: *pùčhǝ́i

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: fan

Russian meaning: веер

Modern Korean: pučhä

Middle Korean: pùčhǝ́i

Comments: Nam 266, KED 821.

Japanese etymology :

Proto-Japanese: *pùsù-(m)pur-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to smoke

Russian meaning: дымить(ся)

Middle Japanese: fùsùbór-

Tokyo: fusubur-

Comments: JLTT 695.

Uralic etymology :

Number: 838

Proto: *pušV

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: to blow

German meaning: blasen

Finnish: puhu- 'sprechen, reden; dial. blasen', puhalta- 'blasen, wehen' ?

Estonian: puhu- 'wehen, blasen; sprechen, singen; schwellen, aufdunsen' ?

Saam (Lapp): bǫsso- -s- (N) 'blow; breathe heavily', påsso- (L) 'wehen, blasen', påsse-, posse- (Kld. Not.) 'aufschwellen' ?

Komi (Zyrian): puški̮- (S Lu. I Ud.) 'schnaubend (Rauchwolken) paffen; blasen, wehen' ?

Khanty (Ostyak): pŏḷ-, pŏl- (V) 'spritzen, bespritzen', păt- (DN) 'id. (mit dem Mund)', păl- (O) 'wehen, blasen' ?

Mansi (Vogul): pot- (KU), put- (LU) 'bespritzen', potǝwl- (TJ), putǟs- (P), putās- (LU) 'spritzen (einmal)', pūtäs- (N) 'speien' ?

Selkup: puttu (NP) 'Speichel', putōn- (KeO Ty.) 'spucken, speien; Wasser spritzen, gießen'

Sammalahti's version: FU *puša-

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVCV

Meaning : to blow

Eurasiatic : *p`uSV

Afroasiatic : *fVčVʔ-

Amerind (misc.) : *puci 'blow' (R 74); *pos 'lungs' (R 449) [+ A]; *pos 'swell' (R 723) [+ A]

Reference : GE 16 *puci (with dubious NS).

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fVčVʔ-

Meaning: breathe

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVt_Vʔ/w/y- ~ *pVwVt_-

Western Chadic: *fyač- 'blow'

Central Chadic: *fiS- 'blow'

High East Cushitic: *fošeʔ- 'breathe'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1598

Proto-Semitic: *pVt_Vʔ/w/y- ~ *pVwVt_-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: to breathe, blow

Akkadian: pašû 'hauchen' OA, OB on, [AHw 846].

    Cf. also pašūtu 'Auswurf?' (unclear) [ibid.]

Hebrew: PB pwš 'to breathe, rest one's self' [Ja 1149]

Arabic: nft_ [-i-, -u-] 'to blow'

Tigre: fäšfäšä 'to bluster, steam'; fǝšfǝšo 'vapour-bath' [LH 663]; related with stem reduplication and a tenable meaning shift

Notes: Cf. *pšw 'to break wind silently', No. (see comments to that entry)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *fyač-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Diri: fǝču [SkNb]

Cagu: fēs [SkNb]

Notes: -s < *-č-

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *fiS-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Mbara: pìsé [TMba]

Logone: fifǝ́ssǝ̀ [CLR]

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *fošeʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'breathe'

Kambatta: foošeeʔ-

Notes: From *fošiʔ-?

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