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Where does “pucaro” come from?

pucaro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pōculum, from Proto-Italic pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European péh₃tlom, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Ancestry of “pucaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōculum—
2Proto-Italicpōtlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₃tlominstrument for drinking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “pucaro”

  • bucchero
  • búcaro
  • bucchero
  • púcaro
  • bukara
  • букара
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