Etymology Explorer
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Where does “пупъ” come from?
пупъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pomp-.
Ancestry of “пупъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
pǫpъ
bud, navel
2
Proto-Balto-Slavic
pomp-
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Words derived from “пупъ”
пуп
пуп
пуп
пупы́рь
голопупенко
пуповина
пупырышек
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