Where does “po” come from?

po (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese Pó, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

po (Guinea-Bissau Creole): tree; stick; dust

Definitions

  1. tree; stick; dust

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePópowder
2ItalianPo—
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →