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Where does “podъ” come from?

podъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “podъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepund—
2Proto-Germanicpundąpound
3Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
4Proto-Italicpondos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “podъ”

  • pud
  • pood
  • pudwhacker
  • пуд
  • puuta
  • פּוד
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