Where does “cukier puder” come from?

cukier puder (Polish) comes from Polish puder, from French poudre, from Old French poudre, from Late Latin pulvera, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

cukier puder (Polish): powdered sugar, icing sugar

Definitions

  1. powdered sugar, icing sugar

Ancestry of “cukier puder”, step by step

cukier puder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish puder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpuderpowder
2Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera—
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Polish cukier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcukiersugar; saccharide
2Middle High Germanzuckersugar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Late Latin pulvera →