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Where does “posh” come from?

posh (Romani) comes from Old Armenian փոշի — dust.

posh (Romani): dust

Definitions

  1. dust

Ancestry of “posh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփոշիdust

Words derived from “posh”

  • posh
  • posho
  • poshness
  • poshly
  • unposh
  • poshen
  • semiposh
  • poshdom
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