Where does “buksować” come from?
buksować (Polish) comes from German bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “buksować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bugsieren | to tow a ship; to put something in a place; to... |
| 2 | Dutch | boegseren | to tug, to tow by rowing |
| 3 | Portuguese | puxar | to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | puxar | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 7 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |