Where does “pusach” come from?

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

pusach (Irish): pouting, in a huff; whimpering, ready to cry

Definitions

  1. pouting, in a huff; whimpering, ready to cry

Ancestry of “pusach”, step by step

pusach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish pus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpusmouth; sulky expression, pout; snout
2Middle Irishbuslip
3Proto-Celticbussuslip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

Words derived from “pusach”

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