Where does “pouco” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pouco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukosfew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pouco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-