Where does “poku” come from?

poku (Kabuverdianu) 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.

poku (Kabuverdianu): few

Definitions

  1. few

Ancestry of “poku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepoucolittle of something; a short while; little; few
2Old Portuguesepouco—
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukosfew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “poku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →