Where does “paŭti” come from?

paŭti (Esperanto) comes from English pout, from Middle English pouten, from Proto-Germanic pūto, from Proto-Indo-European bū-.

paŭti (Esperanto): to pout

Definitions

  1. to pout

Ancestry of “paŭti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoutTo push out one's lips; To thrust itself outward;...
2Middle EnglishpoutenTo pout push out one's lips
3Proto-Germanicpūtoswollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbū-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bū-