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Where does “popou” come from?

popou (Romanian) comes from German Popo, from German Podex, from Latin pōdex, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

popou (Romanian): ass, butt

Definitions

  1. ass, butt

Ancestry of “popou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPopobottom, buttocks, bum
2GermanPodexposterior, behind
3Latinpōdex—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind

Words derived from “popou”

  • poponar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pesd- →