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
putsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pucha
| 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 |
via German putzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | putzen | to clean, especially by rubbing with something... |
| 2 | Middle High German | butze | lump, piece, stump |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | buttaz | cut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰnós | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |