Where does “puxa” come from?
puxa (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pucha, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.
Definitions
Ancestry of “puxa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pucha | pussy; expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy |
| 2 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 5 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 7 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |