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Where does “πούστικος” come from?

πούστικος (Greek) comes from Greek πούστης, from Ottoman Turkish پوشت, from French pochette, from Old French pochete, from Old French puche, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

πούστικος (Greek): gay, faggoty queer

Definitions

  1. gay, faggoty queer

Ancestry of “πούστικος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπούστηςfaggot, queer, homo; prick, dickhead, jerk; dude,...
2Ottoman Turkishپوشتcatamite, Ganymede, a homosexual libertine who...
3Frenchpochettepocket; sleeve; clutch bag
4Old Frenchpochetesmall bag
5Old Frenchpuchebag
6Frankish*pokō—
7Proto-Germanic*puhô—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →