Where does “पूँछ” come from?
पूँछ (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit पुच्छ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian púsćas, from Proto-Indo-European puḱsos.
पूँछ (Hindi): tail; rear of an object
Ancestry of “पूँछ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुच्छ | tail; hind-part |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | púsćas | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱsos | — |