Where does “pupka” come from?

pupka (Polish) comes from Polish pupa, from German Popo, from German Podex, from Latin pōdex, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Ancestry of “pupka”, step by step

pupka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpupabum, rear, buttocks
2GermanPopobottom, buttocks, bum
3GermanPodexposterior, behind
4Latinpōdexanus, rectum, fundament
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind

via German puppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpuppedoll
2Latinpūpusa boy, a child

Words derived from “pupka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd-
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