Where does “butoi” come from?

butoi (Romanian) comes from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

butoi (Romanian): barrel

Definitions

  1. barrel

Ancestry of “butoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuttiscask, barrel
2Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “butoi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →