Where does “pus” come from?

pus (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bus, from Proto-Celtic bussus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

pus (Irish): mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout

Definitions

  1. mouth; sulky expression, pout; snout

Ancestry of “pus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbuslip
2Proto-Celticbussuslip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “pus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-