bʰleh₁-w-

“to blow, swell, inflate”

Widely acceptedairswelling

Source of Latin flāre, English blow, bladder, blast, flavor

Extended blow root, yielding Latin flāre (to blow) and English blow, bladder, blast, flavor.

bʰleh₁-mn̥“that which blows, breath”bʰleh₁-mn̥-₂“a blowing, breath”dʰewH-mn̥“smoke, vapor, exhalation”h₂ew-mn̥-₂“a breathing, air current”h₂weh₁-nt-“blowing, wind”h₂weh₁-t-“wind, blowing (nominal)”h₃bʰel-“to swell, inflate, blow”plew-k-“to float, fly, flow”