Where does “poco” come from?

poco (Neapolitan) comes from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

poco (Neapolitan): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “poco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukosfew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →