Where does “pood” come from?
pood (English) comes from Russian пуд, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pood (English): An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40...
Definitions
- An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40...
Ancestry of “pood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пуд | pood; percent |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 5 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pood”