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Where does “Popo” come from?

Popo (German) comes from German Podex, from Latin pōdex, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Popo (German): bottom, buttocks, bum

Definitions

  1. bottom, buttocks, bum

Ancestry of “Popo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPodexposterior, behind
2Latinpōdex—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “Popo”

  • Pobacke
  • Po
  • poponar
  • popou
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