Where does “pukkaness” come from?
pukkaness (English) comes from English pukka, from Hindi पक्का, from Urdu پکا, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Sanskrit पक्व, from Sanskrit पचति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páćati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páčati.
pukkaness (English): The state or quality of being pukka
Definitions
- The state or quality of being pukka
Ancestry of “pukkaness”, step by step
pukkaness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pukka | Genuine or authentic; "hence" of behaviour:... |
| 2 | Hindi | पक्का | certain, sure, definite; ripe; strong, firm |
| 3 | Urdu | پکا | mature, ripe; cooked; strong, substantial;... |
| 4 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓 | cooked, ripe |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पक्व | cooked, roasted, baked; baked, cooked, roasted;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पचति | to cook, bake, roast, boil; to cook anything out... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | páćati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páčati | to cook |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |