Where does “puss” come from?
puss (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin pūs, from Proto-Italic puos, from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.
puss (Norwegian Bokmål): polish, finery; plaster , plastering; finery
Definitions
- polish, finery; plaster , plastering; finery
Ancestry of “puss”, step by step