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Where does “putsa” come from?

putsa (Proto-Albanian) 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.

Ancestry of “putsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuchapussy; expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy
2Spanishputafeminine singular of puto; whore, slut,...
3Old Spanishputa—
4Vulgar Latinputtaprostitute
5Latinputasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6LatinputoI clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
7Latinputuspure; a boy
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “putsa”

  • pisputh
  • puth
  • puthje
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