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Where does “poontang” come from?

poontang (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

poontang (English): Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina; Sexual...

Definitions

  1. Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina; Sexual...

Ancestry of “poontang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchputainwhore, hooker; bitch, cow; fuck, fucking hell,...
2Old Frenchputainwhore, prostitute, bitch
3Vulgar Latinputtaprostitute
4Latinputasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5LatinputoI clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
6Latinputuspure; a boy
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “poontang”

  • poon
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