Where does “po” come from?

po (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese poo, from Vulgar Latin pulus, from Vulgar Latin pulvus, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

po (Galician): dust; powder

Definitions

dust; powder

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	poo	powder
2	Vulgar Latin	pulus	—
3	Vulgar Latin	pulvus	—
4	Latin	pulvis	dust, powder; an arena, place of contest
5	Proto-Indo-European	pel-	to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “po”

pos
poalla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Vulgar Latin pulvus →