Where does “pous” come from?

pous (Middle English) comes from Middle French pouls, from Old French pous, from Latin puls, from Ancient Greek πόλτος, from Proto-Indo-European pel — dust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust.

Ancestry of “pous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpouls
2Old Frenchpous
3Latinpulsmeal, porridge
4Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel