Where does “pues” come from?

pues (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin pos, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pues (Asturian): so; second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. so; second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “pues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpos—
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →