Where does “pauc” come from?

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

pauc (Occitan): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “pauc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpauclittle
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-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 →