Where does “puku” come from?

puku (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese pouco, from Old Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

puku (Guinea-Bissau Creole): few

Definitions

Ancestry of “puku”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	pouco	little of something; a short while; little; few
2	Old Portuguese	pouco	—
3	Latin	paucus	few, little
4	Proto-Italic	paukos	few
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ukos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

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