Where does “pusteli” come from?

pusteli (Finnish) comes from Swedish pustel, from German Pustel, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

pusteli (Finnish): pustule

Definitions

  1. pustule

Ancestry of “pusteli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpustel—
2GermanPustelpustule, inflamed blister, large pimple or papule
3Latinpustulainflamed sore, blister, pustule
4Finnishpus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Latin pustula →