Where does “putti” come from?
putti (Finnish) comes from English putt, from Scots putt, from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.
putti (Finnish): putt
Ancestry of “putti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | putt | The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a... |
| 2 | Scots | putt | to put |
| 3 | Middle English | putten | to push, shove, put |
| 4 | Old English | pūtian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | putōną | to stick, stab, poke; to push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bud- | to shoot, sprout; to swell |
Words derived from “putti”