Where does “pūs” come from?

pūs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

Ancestry of “pūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpúH-os ~ púH-es-os—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul

Words derived from “pūs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púH-os ~ púH-es-os →