Where does “pols” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pols”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulsmeal, porridge
2Ancient Greekπόλτοςporridge made of flour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeldust, flour; to drive, strike, thrust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλτος →Every word from Latin puls →