Where does “poon” come from?
poon (English) comes from English poontang, from French putain, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
poon (English): Any of several East Indian trees of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several East Indian trees of the genus...
Ancestry of “poon”, step by step
poon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poontang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poontang | Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina; Sexual... |
| 2 | French | putain | whore, hooker; bitch, cow; fuck, fucking hell,... |
| 3 | Old French | putain | whore, prostitute, bitch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |
via Cantonese 潘
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantonese | 潘 | — |