Where does “pusu” come from?

pusu (Finnish) comes from Swedish puss, from German pfütze, from Middle High German pfütze, from Old High German pfuzzi, from Proto-Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

pusu (Finnish): a kiss, especially a short one, a peck

Definitions

  1. a kiss, especially a short one, a peck

Ancestry of “pusu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpussPeck; a light or dispassionate kiss performed...
2Germanpfützepuddle, shallow pool
3Middle High Germanpfütze—
4Old High Germanpfuzzipool
5Proto-Germanic*puti—
6Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
7Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “pusu”

Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puti →