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

  1. An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40...

Ancestry of “pood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпудpood; percent
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund—
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →